Damascus vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$271
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
32
99
🏙️ Population
2.58M
14.3M

The cost of living in Damascus is 59% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7105th and 3085th ($672 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7854th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$15495

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033