Damascus vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$271	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$4072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	25	93
😀 Quality of life	32	98
🏙️ Population	2.58M	2.14M

The cost of living in Damascus is 71% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7105th and 1024th ($672 vs $2345) 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 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7854th and 7th 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	$5.04	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$14689

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876