Damascus vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$291	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	25	45
😀 Quality of life	34	76
🏙️ Population	2.69M	4.7M

The cost of living in Damascus is 44% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7300th and 4650th ($638 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Syria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7688th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Jeddah

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	Damascus	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$6204

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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

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486