Damascus vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$291	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	89
😀 Quality of life	34	97
🏙️ Population	2.69M	5.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 79% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7300th and 129th ($638 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Singapore, respectively. Check Syria vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7688th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Singapore City

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	Damascus	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$27780

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605