Beirut vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$555
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
75
25
😀 Quality of life
61
32
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.58M

The cost of living in Beirut is 73% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4691st and 7105th ($1165 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Syria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 4996th and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Damascus

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Beirut Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1645

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838