Damascus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$271	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	95
😀 Quality of life	32	63
🏙️ Population	2.58M	11.5M

The cost of living in Damascus is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7105th and 5616th ($672 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7854th and 4573rd 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	$5.04	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629