Damascus vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$271	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	25	100
😀 Quality of life	32	100
🏙️ Population	2.58M	5.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7105th and 923rd ($672 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Australia, respectively. Check Syria vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7854th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Melbourne

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	Damascus	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$21306

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913