Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Chengdu Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Chengdu

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 2.9% cheaper than Chengdu without rent, and 5.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 1.9% cheaper than Chengdu without rent, and 0.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.15 SYP 68K

$2.85 ¥20.17

115.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.55 SYP 304.6K

$23.29 ¥165

18.29%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.63 SYP 62.3K

$4.99 ¥35.32

12.83%

Cappuccino

$1.55 SYP 17.1K

$2.83 ¥20.02

-45.23%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 SYP 12.4K

$0.47 ¥3.32

138.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 SYP 7,983

$0.3 ¥2.15

140.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 18.1K

$1.09 ¥7.73

50.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SYP 28.3K

$2.14 ¥15.13

19.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 SYP 10.5K

$1.75 ¥12.35

-45.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 6,498

$1.4 ¥9.92

-57.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.76 SYP 19.4K

$0.85 ¥6.04

107.06%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 20.8K

$1.91 ¥13.5

-1.57%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.1 SYP 34.3K

$13.84 ¥97.8

-77.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.74 SYP 85.5K

$3.66 ¥25.88

111.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 124.9K

$11.41 ¥80.7

-0.96%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 9,631

$1.91 ¥13.48

-54.45%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 SYP 19.3K

$1.18 ¥8.32

48.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.03 SYP 11.3K

$1.52 ¥10.71

-32.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.89 SYP 9,826

$1.08 ¥7.62

-17.59%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 SYP 6,941

$0.66 ¥4.65

-4.55%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 SYP 7,258

$0.72 ¥5.07

-8.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.4 SYP 4,429

$0.59 ¥4.19

-32.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 SYP 6,417

$0.57 ¥4.06

1.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 SYP 34K

$3.43 ¥24.27

-10.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 SYP 86.7K

$7.1 ¥50.2

10.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 SYP 11.4K

$1.01 ¥7.14

1.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 SYP 19.6K

$1.85 ¥13.05

-4.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.11 SYP 1,229

$0.43 ¥3.07

-74.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.27 SYP 190.9K

$27.67 ¥196

-37.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 11.3K

$1.21 ¥8.58

-15.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 14.1K

$0.28 ¥1.99

353.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.35 SYP 70.2K

$4.09 ¥28.93

55.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.59 SYP 39.7K

$1.17 ¥8.28

206.84%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.3K SYP 202.6M

$19.1K ¥135K

-4.00%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.3K SYP 236M

$16.5K ¥116.4K

29.69%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$101 SYP 1.1M

$43.6 ¥308

131.65%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.27 SYP 91.4K

$11.79 ¥83.4

-29.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54 SYP 597.5K

$11.76 ¥83.1

359.52%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.07 SYP 166.6K

$23.96 ¥169

-37.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.43 SYP 82.1K

$11.47 ¥81.1

-35.22%

Cinema Ticket

$3.06 SYP 33.8K

$5.48 ¥38.73

-44.16%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$44.37 SYP 490.5K

$332 ¥2,348

-86.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,809 SYP 20M

$12.2K ¥86.2K

-85.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.69 SYP 328.2K

$36.57 ¥259

-18.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.98 SYP 287.3K

$39.31 ¥278

-33.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.93 SYP 496.7K

$65.7 ¥465

-31.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.2 SYP 620.8K

$51.4 ¥364

9.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 SYP 2.9M

$312 ¥2,205

-16.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 1.9M

$180 ¥1,273

-5.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$520 SYP 5.8M

$626 ¥4,426

-16.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$290 SYP 3.2M

$329 ¥2,325

-11.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,860 SYP 20.6M

$3,888 ¥27.5K

-52.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$607 SYP 6.7M

$2,017 ¥14.3K

-69.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$47.61 SYP 526.4K

$1,029 ¥7,274

-95.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

4.21

226.60%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Damascus: November 30, 2025

Last update for Chengdu: November 30, 2025

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