Beirut vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Beirut Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$605
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
75
25
😀 Quality of life
63
34
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.69M

The cost of living in Beirut is 97% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4326th and 7300th ($1255 vs $638) 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 4772nd and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Beirut vs Damascus infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Beirut vs Damascus

Prices for goods and services in Beirut and Damascus are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Beirut Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$1666

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902