Damascus vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$323
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
68
😀 Quality of life
40
70
🏙️ Population
2.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7245th and 8548th ($706 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7855th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Zhengzhou

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Damascus Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567