Damascus vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$315
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
77
😀 Quality of life
39
68
🏙️ Population
2.69M
12.6M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7287th and 8651st ($671 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7834th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563