Damascus vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$225
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$460
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
95
😀 Quality of life
36
64
🏙️ Population
2.5M
12.4M

The cost of living in Damascus is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5031st ($583 vs $1042) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7665th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659