Damascus vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$315
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$286
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
28
16
😀 Quality of life
39
43
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7287th and 7972nd ($671 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 235th 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 353rd in China, while ranked 7834th and 7341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$48.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1612
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$1.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$14551

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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 Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$567
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$553
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$563
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$507
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$580
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$517
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$522
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$523
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$544
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$598
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$478
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$595
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$504
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$518
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$570
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$513
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$517
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$572
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$525
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$807
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$502
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$570
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$506
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$581
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$510
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$582
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$511
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$503
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$506
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$513
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$574
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$527
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$585
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$552
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$582
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$499