Damascus vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$225	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	25	20
😀 Quality of life	36	48
🏙️ Population	2.5M	1.29M

The cost of living in Damascus is 24% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8679th ($583 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Libya, respectively. Check Syria vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7665th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tripoli

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	Damascus	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$911

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936