Common information
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 1 569 394
Cost of living and prices in Damascus
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre146USD/month
- in city centre299USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre296USD/month
- in city centre529USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 5 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 33 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 5 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 3 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 0 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 17 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 6 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 4 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 18,500 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 21,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 13 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 21 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 26 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 45 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 50 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 70 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 9 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 299 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 146 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 529 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 296 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,875 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 713 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 38 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 13.4 |
Ratings
Main factors in Damascus
- Leisure quality
- 3.6
- Quality of life
- 7.5
- Travelers rating
- 3.3
- Travelers rating
- 2.4
- English speaking
- 5.1
- Nightlife
- 3.6
- Coworking spaces
- 4.6
- Free WIFI
- 2.8
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 2
Safety in Damascus
Comfort in Damascus
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Damascus
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 43 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 43 | 45 |
| Average high, °C | 32 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 24 |
| Average temperature, °C | 23 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 3 | -1 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -7 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fog, days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 92 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 0 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| Relative humidity, % | 45 | 50 | 60 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 54 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 77 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 79 | 83 | 81 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 23 | 35 | 52 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 38 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 60 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 400 | 258 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 167 | 310 | 417 | 499 | 508 | 2652 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 19 |