Damascus vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$323	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	29	77
😀 Quality of life	40	86
🏙️ Population	2.69M	936K

The cost of living in Damascus is 73% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7245th and 638th ($706 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Syria and Israel, respectively. Check Syria vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 7855th and 407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Jerusalem

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	Damascus	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$30598

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845