Damascus vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$310	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	46
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	2.69M	675K

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 7406th and 2599th ($675 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Syria and Sweden, respectively. Check Syria vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 7899th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Gothenburg

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	Damascus	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.24	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$4729

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1005
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1106
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1353
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1973
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$676
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1870
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$842
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1770
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1934
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1894
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1981
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1766
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1909
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$385
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1856
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$740
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1930
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$546
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$978
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1887
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1013
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481