Damascus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$291
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$313
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$695
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
25
17
😀 Quality of life
34
38
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 10% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7300th and 7893rd ($638 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 7688th and 7224th 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
$5.01
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$14854

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Cost of living

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$577
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$591
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$591
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$586
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$637
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$547
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$571
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$538
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$552
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$591
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$736
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$545
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$633
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$512
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$528
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$600
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$519
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$529
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$787
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$538
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1385
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$575
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$584
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$571
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$632
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$509
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$602
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$551
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$479
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$505
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$504
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$505
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$619
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$625
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$800
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$591
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$621
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$484