Damascus vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$315
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
39
99
🏙️ Population
2.69M
14.3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 60% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7287th and 3130th ($671 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Japan, respectively. Check Syria vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7834th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$14795

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Cities near Damascus

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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961