Damascus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$323
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
29
14
😀 Quality of life
40
43
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 16% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7245th and 7898th ($706 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th 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 Zhoukou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7855th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Zhoukou

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Damascus Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$18568

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531