Damascus vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$310	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$1554
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	2.69M	630K

The cost of living in Damascus is 48% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7406th and 4556th ($675 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Syria and Italy, respectively. Check Syria vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 7899th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Palermo

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	Damascus	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.24	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$10956

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342