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

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 48.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 67.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 50.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 67.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 SYP 688

$16.17 €13.94

-62.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.26 SYP 3,109

$63.5 €54.7

-57.05%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.34 SYP 608

$10.40 €8.96

-48.65%

Cappuccino

$1.49 SYP 170

$2.77 €2.38

-46.21%

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

$1.14 SYP 130

$2.32 €2.00

-50.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 SYP 77.6

$1.54 €1.33

-55.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.65 SYP 188

$3.55 €3.06

-53.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SYP 293

$3.90 €3.36

-34.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 SYP 116

$1.13 €0.98

-9.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.63 SYP 72.2

$1.83 €1.58

-65.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 SYP 198

$1.77 €1.53

-1.69%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 215

$3.13 €2.70

-39.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

$13.19 €11.37

-76.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 857

$7.80 €6.73

-3.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.13 SYP 1,269

$15.93 €13.73

-30.13%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 99.4

$2.27 €1.96

-61.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 197

$1.72 €1.48

0.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 SYP 113

$1.98 €1.71

-50.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 101

$2.44 €2.10

-63.93%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 69.7

$1.80 €1.55

-66.11%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 71.3

$2.05 €1.77

-69.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 42.92

$1.91 €1.65

-80.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 SYP 71.6

$0.78 €0.68

-19.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.04 SYP 347

$6.65 €5.73

-54.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 SYP 895

$5.67 €4.89

38.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 112

$1.33 €1.15

-26.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 SYP 202

$3.00 €2.59

-41.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 10.40

$2.34 €2.02

-96.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.90 SYP 1,927

$46.03 €39.68

-63.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 115

$4.25 €3.67

-76.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SYP 140

$0.80 €0.69

53.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.57 SYP 749

$18.60 €16.03

-64.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.60 SYP 410

$2.07 €1.78

73.91%

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

$18.4K SYP 2.1M

$34.2K €29.5K

-46.09%

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

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

$39.0K €33.6K

-46.95%

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

$104 SYP 11.8K

$147 €127

-29.31%

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

$8.22 SYP 938

$20.52 €17.69

-59.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.2 SYP 6,176

$40.18 €34.64

34.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.18 SYP 1,731

$49.53 €42.70

-69.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.31 SYP 834

$18.68 €16.10

-60.87%

Cinema Ticket

$2.99 SYP 341

$9.10 €7.85

-67.14%

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

$43.77 SYP 4,992

$613 €529

-92.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,850 SYP 211.0K

$16.3K €14.1K

-88.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.13 SYP 3,323

$102 €88.2

-71.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.01 SYP 2,966

$40.77 €35.14

-36.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.72 SYP 5,101

$94.6 €81.6

-52.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.7 SYP 6,357

$119 €102

-52.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 SYP 30.1K

$1,625 €1,401

-83.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$170 SYP 19.4K

$1,253 €1,080

-86.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$528 SYP 60.2K

$3,126 €2,695

-83.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 SYP 32.1K

$2,042 €1,760

-86.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,888 SYP 215.4K

$7,814 €6,735

-75.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$620 SYP 70.7K

$4,389 €3,783

-85.87%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.48 SYP 5,643

$1,516 €1,307

-96.74%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: January 11, 2026

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