Damascus vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$310	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	40	67
🏙️ Population	2.69M	955K

The cost of living in Damascus is 62% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7406th and 2952nd ($675 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Syria and Spain, respectively. Check Syria vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 7899th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tenerife

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	Damascus	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.24	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490