Cost of Living in Damascus

Summary of cost of living in Damascus, Syria:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 3.75 $ 2.00-8.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 20.00 $ 18.00-40.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 4.50 $ 3.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 1.50 $ 1.00-2.60
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.75 $ 1.60-3.75
Cappuccino (regular) 1.30 $ 0.50-2.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 0.95 $ 0.70-1.20
Water (12 oz small bottle) 0.61 $ 0.30-1.00
Markets
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 3.71 $ 2.27-5.68
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 0.91 $ 0.45-2.71
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.71 $ 0.45-0.91
Eggs (regular) (12) 1.66 $ 1.00-2.52
Local Cheese (1 lb) 1.67 $ 0.91-2.72
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.63 $ 1.32-4.15
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 4.20 $ 2.72-5.44
Apples (1 lb) 0.46 $ 0.23-0.54
Banana (1 lb) 0.80 $ 0.45-1.36
Oranges (1 lb) 0.31 $ 0.11-0.54
Tomato (1 lb) 0.36 $ 0.09-0.59
Potato (1 lb) 0.25 $ 0.13-0.32
Onion (1 lb) 0.20 $ 0.11-0.29
Lettuce (1 head) 0.29 $ 0.17-0.50
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.53 $ 0.20-0.70
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 5.49 $ 2.60-10.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.01 $ 0.80-1.10
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.82 $ 1.00-3.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 3.00 $ 2.00-3.98
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 0.09 $ 0.05-0.12
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 17.00 $ 9.00-25.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 1.00 $ 0.50-1.25
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 2.09 $ 1.61-3.22
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 7.90 $ 4.00-15.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 10.10 $ 3.41-18.49
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 36,000.00 $ 22,000.00-50,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 20,500.00 $ 15,000.00-26,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 42.80 $ 14.00-200.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 8.98 $ 4.00-9.31
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 49.83 $ 17.50-100.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 12.43 $ 6.50-18.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 7.50 $ 5.00-10.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 3.00 $ 2.00-5.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 94.38 $ 44.17-200.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 1,650.00 $ 1,000.00-3,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 31.00 $ 15.00-50.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 27.60 $ 15.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 45.75 $ 23.00-60.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 48.00 $ 25.00-100.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 301.40 $ 200.00-400.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 140.00 $ 100.00-200.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 477.86 $ 350.00-700.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 291.09 $ 200.00-477.61
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 162.58 $ 92.90-185.80
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 113.03 $ 111.48-116.13
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 46.86 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 12.00 10.00-15.00

Prices in Damascus

This city had 152 entries in the past 12 months by 21 different contributors.
Last update: March 2024
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12 Comments so far
Muhammad Nour Srouji on Dec 01, 2023:
iam from syri, I graduated from the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Ali Mazrooe on Jul 07, 2023:
Now 1 USD = 9500 SYP
it means monthly average salary is less than 13 $ ??!!
Please tell me is it true ?
Anonymous on Mar 27, 2023:
Muslim women are basically free they'd let dogs breed them for a room to sleep at night
Anonymous on Mar 21, 2023:
the price of english woman is 20 dollars. but u can never buy Arab Muslim women, unlike your hos
Anonymous on Dec 06, 2021:
Who would want to live in Syria anyway. Syrians are getting out and going to Turkey over 1.5 million already in Turkey. Look at the huge tent communities full of Syrian refugees on the turkey side there's your answer. Nobody likes bombs exploding in Syria neighborhoods its never safe.
Not-Syrian-82 on Sep 19, 2021:
I'm not Syrian but Syria is one of the countries with shittiest ratio between rent and net salary. People can't live alone.
Anonymous on Feb 25, 2021:
Next time Syrian rebels try to harm american personel in Syria Damascus will be turned into dust along with the rest of the country no survivors.
Anonymous on Feb 19, 2021:
Western democracies have nothing to do with it Ziad Ghannam. Syria has never been a progressive country especially since Syrians don't have a spine. We do enjoy the pretty female refugee young women in Britain though. It's amazing what Syrian refugee women will do for food and shelter and there's an endless supply of them. I own 3 of them.
Ziad Ghannam on Feb 14, 2021:
The fascist "western democracies" and their dogs in the Syrian goverment have destroyed Syria
Anonymous on Jan 05, 2021:
The Syrian population far outnumbers the Syrian government.The only ones who can change things are Syrian citizens by overthrowing the regime.
Anonymous on Dec 20, 2020:
My country will never be a peaceful place as long as Islamists are in our government. Wages here in Damascus aren't very much so it's hard to survive.
uday on Aug 14, 2020:
actually a very considerable good salaru in syria is 50$ and no the prices aren't accurate. rent is way lower than that for example (But still is hogher than the net salary)
the war sadly isn't over and hope to pray for us