Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 46.8% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 67.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 51.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 66.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$16.09 €13.89

-62.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$64.1 €55.3

-57.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$10.28 €8.88

-47.76%

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

$2.23 €1.92

-47.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$1.57 €1.35

-57.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$3.41 €2.95

-53.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$3.82 €3.3

-33.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$1.14 €0.98

-14.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$1.73 €1.49

-65.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$1.67 €1.44

3.59%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$3.13 €2.7

-39.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$13.31 €11.5

-76.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$7.99 €6.9

-6.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$15.97 €13.79

-29.24%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$2.28 €1.97

-61.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$1.7 €1.47

5.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$2.04 €1.76

-50.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$2.55 €2.2

-62.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$1.76 €1.52

-65.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$2.05 €1.77

-70.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$1.98 €1.71

-80.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$0.81 €0.7

-29.63%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$6.59 €5.69

-55.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$5.87 €5.07

2.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.33 €1.15

-25.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$2.92 €2.52

-38.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$2.27 €1.96

-96.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$46.15 €39.85

-63.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$4.23 €3.66

-75.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$0.86 €0.75

47.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$18.68 €16.13

-66.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$2.09 €1.81

79.43%

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

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$34.5K €29.8K

-45.69%

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

$21.4K SYP 278M

$39.6K €34.2K

-46.06%

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

$102 SYP 1.3M

$148 €128

-31.29%

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

$8.46 SYP 110K

$20.98 €18.11

-59.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$39.65 €34.24

38.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$47.92 €41.37

-68.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$18.57 €16.03

-61.55%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$9.38 €8.1

-67.16%

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

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$607 €524

-92.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$16.1K €13.9K

-88.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$104 €90.1

-71.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$41.09 €35.48

-37.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$92.7 €80

-52.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$119 €102

-53.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$1,592 €1,375

-83.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$1,262 €1,090

-86.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$3,046 €2,630

-82.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$2,069 €1,787

-86.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$7,280 €6,286

-73.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$4,549 €3,928

-85.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$1,462 €1,263

-96.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

3.81

260.89%

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

Last update for Damascus: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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