Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Pristina Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Pristina

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 3.4% cheaper than Pristina without rent, and 7.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 1.2% cheaper than Pristina without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.15 SYP 68K

$5.85 €5.04

5.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.55 SYP 304.6K

$25 €21.54

10.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.63 SYP 62.3K

$6.29 €5.42

-10.49%

Cappuccino

$1.55 SYP 17.1K

$1.49 €1.29

4.03%

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

$1.12 SYP 12.4K

$1.25 €1.08

-10.40%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 SYP 7,983

$0.98 €0.85

-26.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 18.1K

$2.33 €2.01

-29.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 SYP 28.3K

$2.63 €2.27

-2.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 SYP 10.5K

$1.29 €1.11

-26.36%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 6,498

$0.63 €0.54

-6.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.76 SYP 19.4K

$1.37 €1.18

28.47%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 20.8K

$1.57 €1.35

19.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.1 SYP 34.3K

$6.21 €5.35

-50.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.74 SYP 85.5K

$5.12 €4.41

51.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 124.9K

$10.44 €8.99

8.24%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 9,631

$1.21 €1.04

-28.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 SYP 19.3K

$1.64 €1.41

6.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.03 SYP 11.3K

$1.47 €1.27

-29.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.89 SYP 9,826

$1.18 €1.01

-24.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.63 SYP 6,941

$0.83 €0.72

-24.10%

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 SYP 7,258

$0.75 €0.65

-12.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.4 SYP 4,429

$0.67 €0.58

-40.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 SYP 6,417

$0.51 €0.44

13.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 SYP 34K

$3.49 €3.01

-12.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 SYP 86.7K

$5.9 €5.08

33.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 SYP 11.4K

$0.94 €0.81

9.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 SYP 19.6K

$1.37 €1.18

29.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.11 SYP 1,229

$0.6 €0.51

-81.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.27 SYP 190.9K

$16.14 €13.9

7.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 11.3K

$2.36 €2.03

-56.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 14.1K

$0.53 €0.46

139.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.35 SYP 70.2K

$5.77 €4.97

10.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.59 SYP 39.7K

$1.47 €1.26

144.22%

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

$18.3K SYP 202.6M

$23.1K €19.9K

-20.72%

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

$21.3K SYP 236M

$25.5K €22K

-16.33%

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

$101 SYP 1.1M

$87.5 €75.4

15.39%

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

$8.27 SYP 91.4K

$10.52 €9.06

-21.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54 SYP 597.5K

$19.1 €16.45

182.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.07 SYP 166.6K

$23.22 €20

-35.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.43 SYP 82.1K

$8 €6.89

-7.13%

Cinema Ticket

$3.06 SYP 33.8K

$4.53 €3.9

-32.45%

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

$44.37 SYP 490.5K

$172 €148

-74.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,809 SYP 20M

$2,944 €2,535

-38.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.69 SYP 328.2K

$38.37 €33.05

-22.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.98 SYP 287.3K

$31.48 €27.11

-17.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.93 SYP 496.7K

$56.9 €49.02

-21.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.2 SYP 620.8K

$84.5 €72.8

-33.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 SYP 2.9M

$366 €315

-28.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 1.9M

$264 €227

-35.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$520 SYP 5.8M

$627 €540

-16.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$290 SYP 3.2M

$457 €394

-36.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,860 SYP 20.6M

$2,560 €2,205

-27.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$607 SYP 6.7M

$1,395 €1,202

-56.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$47.61 SYP 526.4K

$662 €571

-92.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

243.75%

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

Last update for Damascus: November 30, 2025

Last update for Pristina: December 1, 2025

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