Damascus vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$315
$498
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$93.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2625
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
91
😀 Quality of life
39
92
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.23M

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 7287th and 5112th ($671 vs $1066) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Syria and South Korea, respectively. Check Syria vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.5 months in Suwon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 7834th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Suwon

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Damascus Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$381
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$672
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$12487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$6631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$7.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$10980

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1080
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1004
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1307
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1120
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1435
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1098
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1196
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1175
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1383
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1178
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1134
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1088
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1171
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1078
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1138
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1097
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1098
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$918
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1153
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1059
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1079
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$948
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1065
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1028
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1023
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1068
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1110
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$924
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1568
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$920
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$874
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1020
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1063
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1050