Damascus vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$310	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	94
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	2.69M	2.14M

The cost of living in Damascus is 72% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7406th and 978th ($675 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Perth. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7899th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Perth

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	Damascus	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.24	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894