Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 33.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 37.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$4.68 ฿151

29.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-41.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$8.65 ฿280

-37.92%

Cappuccino

$1.51 SYP 19.6K

$3.09 ฿100

-51.13%

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

$1.16 SYP 15.1K

$0.73 ฿23.53

58.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$0.37 ฿11.95

81.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$2.39 ฿77.4

-34.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$3.62 ฿117

-29.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$2.24 ฿72.5

-56.70%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$1.8 ฿58.2

-67.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$2.24 ฿72.3

-22.77%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$2.23 ฿72.1

-15.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$19.31 ฿625

-83.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$3.77 ฿122

99.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$13.05 ฿422

-13.41%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$3.28 ฿106

-73.17%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$1.63 ฿52.6

9.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$2.4 ฿77.7

-57.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$1.99 ฿64.3

-51.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$1.53 ฿49.62

-60.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$1.49 ฿48.11

-59.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$1.02 ฿32.87

-62.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$0.48 ฿15.61

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$4.32 ฿140

-32.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$21.68 ฿702

-72.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.77 ฿57.3

-44.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$2.79 ฿90.4

-35.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$1.35 ฿43.74

-93.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$11.76 ฿380

45.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$3.15 ฿102

-67.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$1 ฿32.3

27.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$13.64 ฿442

-53.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$1.3 ฿42.2

188.46%

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

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-31.48%

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

$21.4K SYP 278M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-36.93%

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

$102 SYP 1.3M

$123 ฿3,970

-16.92%

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

$8.46 SYP 110K

$13.93 ฿451

-39.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$18.24 ฿590

202.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-75.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$17.11 ฿554

-58.27%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$9.07 ฿294

-66.04%

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

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$694 ฿22.5K

-93.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-88.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$57.5 ฿1,861

-48.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$34.51 ฿1,117

-25.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$115 ฿3,727

-61.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-34.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$611 ฿19.8K

-56.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$442 ฿14.3K

-61.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-73.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-80.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-54.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-77.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$697 ฿22.5K

-92.96%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

5.33

157.97%

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

Last update for Damascus: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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