Damascus vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$225
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
78
😀 Quality of life
36
67
🏙️ Population
2.5M
12.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8471st ($583 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Syria and China, respectively. Check Syria vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 7665th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$4818

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617