Damascus vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	25	93
😀 Quality of life	36	82
🏙️ Population	2.5M	546K

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 7822nd and 2695th ($583 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Syria and Portugal, respectively. Check Syria vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 7665th and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Lisbon

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	Damascus	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$14616

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$882
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$982
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$770
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1195
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1622
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$633
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1427
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$625
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1617
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1622
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1570
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1689
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1660
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$528
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1467
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$602
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1567
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$679
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$849
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1593
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202