Damascus vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Damascus	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$47.6	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	28	93
😀 Quality of life	39	84
🏙️ Population	2.69M	546K

The cost of living in Damascus is 65% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 7287th and 2357th ($671 vs $1889) 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 7834th and 479th 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	$7.99	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.62%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.86	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.82	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.78	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1711	$17217

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$930
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1028
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$822
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1261
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1847
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$647
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1808
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$787
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1630
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1798
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1775
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1850
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1633
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1817
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$402
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1757
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$748
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1840
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$548
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$915
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1786
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1009
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2108

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231