Damascus vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$310	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	40	100
🏙️ Population	2.69M	5.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7406th and 893rd ($675 vs $2496) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7899th 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	$9.24	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$26129

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1005
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1106
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1353
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1973
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$676
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1870
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$842
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$753
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1770
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1934
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1894
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1981
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1766
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1909
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$385
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1856
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$740
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1930
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$546
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$978
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1887
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1013
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172