Damascus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$323	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	96
😀 Quality of life	40	75
🏙️ Population	2.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7245th and 4918th ($706 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Brazil, respectively. Check Syria vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7855th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Sao Paulo

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	Damascus	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$15990

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720