Damascus vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$225	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	25	92
😀 Quality of life	36	87
🏙️ Population	2.5M	2.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7822nd and 2685th ($583 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Rome. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7665th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Rome

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	Damascus	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$9800

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$882
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$982
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$770
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1195
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1622
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$633
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1427
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$625
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1617
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1622
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1570
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1689
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1660
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$528
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1467
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$602
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1567
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$679
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$849
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1593
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229