Damascus vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$5339
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1290
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$4308
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	88
😀 Quality of life	40	93
🏙️ Population	2.69M	776K

The cost of living in Damascus is 69% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7245th and 1384th ($706 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Germany, respectively. Check Syria vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 7855th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Frankfurt

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	Damascus	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$21222

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778