Damascus vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$291
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
78
😀 Quality of life
34
66
🏙️ Population
2.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 25% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7300th and 8544th ($638 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7688th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$19343

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591