Damascus vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2738
🏠 One person rent
$225
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
25
66
😀 Quality of life
36
73
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.15M

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4812th ($583 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st 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 Ulsan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ulsan ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 7665th and 1859th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Ulsan

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Damascus Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$30.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$86.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$13766

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Ulsan

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$963
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1326
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$907
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$989
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1029
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1073
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1113
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1006
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$953
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$882
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$910
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$1055
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$878
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$865
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$1076
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$895
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$1060
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$896
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$999
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$958
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$965
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$984
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$960
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$991
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$1002
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$924
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$787
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1009
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$967
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$932
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$903
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$903
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$963
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$1056
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$945
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$845
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$923