Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Aleppo Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Aleppo

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 17.3% cheaper than Aleppo without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 17.4% cheaper than Aleppo without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.04 SYP 677

$2.96 SYP 332

104.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.00 SYP 3,140

$19.93 SYP 2,235

40.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.36 SYP 601

$2.44 SYP 274

119.67%

Cappuccino

$1.56 SYP 175

$1.22 SYP 137

27.87%

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

$1.17 SYP 131

$1.31 SYP 146

-10.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 SYP 81.7

$0.59 SYP 66.0

23.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 184

$8.52 SYP 956

-80.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 SYP 272

$1.22 SYP 137

99.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 109

$0.98 SYP 110

-1.02%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 SYP 69.7

$0.97 SYP 108

-36.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.69 SYP 189

$3.02 SYP 339

-44.04%

Eggs

$1.93 SYP 217

$1.96 SYP 219

-1.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.15 SYP 353

$4.46 SYP 500

-29.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.84 SYP 879

$6.47 SYP 725

21.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.30 SYP 1,268

$20.65 SYP 2,316

-45.28%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 98.6

$2.28 SYP 256

-61.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 SYP 196

$2.35 SYP 264

-25.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.00 SYP 112

$2.25 SYP 252

-55.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.95 SYP 107

$0.68 SYP 75.9

39.71%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 SYP 74.1

$0.68 SYP 76.3

-2.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 SYP 70.3

$1.05 SYP 117

-40.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.40 SYP 45.12

$0.31 SYP 34.92

29.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 SYP 68.5

$0.75 SYP 84.5

-18.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 SYP 332

$3.18 SYP 356

-6.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.01 SYP 899

$4.95 SYP 556

61.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 109

$1.99 SYP 223

-50.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 200

$2.67 SYP 300

-32.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.10 SYP 11.01

$0.16 SYP 17.43

-37.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.12 SYP 1,920

$3.03 SYP 339

465.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 SYP 115

$2.73 SYP 306

-62.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.29 SYP 144

$1.95 SYP 218

-33.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.50 SYP 729

$5.82 SYP 653

11.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 421

$1.39 SYP 155

169.78%

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

$18.6K SYP 2.1M

$27.4K SYP 3.1M

-32.07%

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

$21.1K SYP 2.4M

$38.6K SYP 4.3M

-45.38%

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

$101 SYP 11.3K

$61.1 SYP 6,849

65.02%

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

$8.58 SYP 962

$35.45 SYP 3,976

-75.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.0 SYP 6,165

$20.23 SYP 2,269

171.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.45 SYP 1,733

$14.78 SYP 1,658

4.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.41 SYP 831

$13.01 SYP 1,459

-43.04%

Cinema Ticket

$2.92 SYP 328

$3.05 SYP 342

-4.26%

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

$43.72 SYP 4,903

$68.9 SYP 7,728

-36.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,835 SYP 205.8K

$3,169 SYP 355.4K

-42.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.61 SYP 3,321

$24.04 SYP 2,697

23.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.41 SYP 2,850

$63.3 SYP 7,102

-59.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.43 SYP 5,095

$115 SYP 12.9K

-60.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 SYP 6,362

$116 SYP 13.0K

-51.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 SYP 29.8K

$88.9 SYP 9,975

199.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 SYP 19.5K

$76.6 SYP 8,585

127.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$530 SYP 59.5K

$195 SYP 21.9K

171.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 SYP 31.5K

$156 SYP 17.5K

80.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,801 SYP 202.0K

$790 SYP 88.5K

128.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$637 SYP 71.4K

$297 SYP 33.3K

114.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.43 SYP 5,543

$68.4 SYP 7,669

-27.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

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

Last update for Damascus: February 28, 2026

Last update for Aleppo: March 1, 2026

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