Damascus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$310	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	96
😀 Quality of life	40	74
🏙️ Population	2.69M	11.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7406th and 5003rd ($675 vs $1115) 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 7899th and 2408th 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	$9.24	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719