Damascus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$310
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
29
14
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7406th and 7960th ($675 vs $598) 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 350th in China, while ranked 7899th and 7402nd 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
$9.24
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514