Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 51.2% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 68.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 55.7% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 68% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$17.41 €15.03

-65.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$68.7 €59.3

-60.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$13.71 €11.84

-60.83%

Cappuccino

$1.51 SYP 19.6K

$2.78 €2.4

-45.68%

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

$1.16 SYP 15.1K

$2.8 €2.42

-58.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$1.98 €1.71

-66.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$4.43 €3.83

-64.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$4.53 €3.91

-43.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$1.24 €1.07

-21.77%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$2.03 €1.75

-70.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$1.98 €1.71

-12.63%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$3.46 €2.99

-45.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$18.32 €15.82

-82.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$9.82 €8.47

-23.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$19.24 €16.61

-41.27%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$2.61 €2.25

-66.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$2.34 €2.02

-23.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$2.11 €1.82

-51.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$2.77 €2.39

-65.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$2.04 €1.76

-70.10%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$1.77 €1.53

-65.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$1.5 €1.3

-74.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$0.85 €0.73

-32.94%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$7 €6.04

-58.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$7.13 €6.16

-15.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.43 €1.24

-30.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$2.29 €1.98

-21.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$3.02 €2.6

-97.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$28.97 €25.01

-41.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$4.59 €3.96

-77.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$2.02 €1.74

-37.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$29.56 €25.53

-78.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$1.81 €1.56

107.18%

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

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$38.4K €33.1K

-51.18%

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

$21.4K SYP 278M

$32.4K €28K

-33.96%

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

$102 SYP 1.3M

$190 €164

-46.24%

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

$8.46 SYP 110K

$22.18 €19.15

-61.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$36.37 €31.4

51.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$57.4 €49.55

-73.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$20.95 €18.09

-65.92%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$10.8 €9.33

-71.48%

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

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$732 €632

-93.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$15.1K €13.1K

-88.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$86.8 €74.9

-65.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$36.78 €31.76

-30.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$102 €88.2

-56.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$117 €101

-52.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$1,581 €1,365

-83.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$1,230 €1,062

-86.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$2,707 €2,337

-80.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$2,028 €1,751

-86.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$6,602 €5,700

-70.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$5,045 €4,356

-87.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$2,198 €1,898

-97.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

3.39

305.60%

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

Last update for Damascus: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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