Damascus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$271
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
25
17
😀 Quality of life
32
37
🏙️ Population
2.58M
9.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 12% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7105th and 7790th ($672 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 7854th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528