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Tripoli vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 23.3% cheaper than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 2.9% more in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 42.8% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 18.7% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Tripoli

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$4.63 LYD25.170	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$3.70 LYD20.130	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.48 LYD2.640	-64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.11 LYD0.580	-87.1%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

	Damascus	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$0.26 LYD1.440	-46.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$2.86 LYD15.540	+78.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$3.88 LYD21.100	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.45 LYD7.890	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$1.70 LYD9.240	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.05 LYD5.730	+133.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.64 LYD3.490	-15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.39 LYD2.110	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.27 LYD1.480	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.33 LYD1.790	+2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.26 LYD1.440	-11.5%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Damascus	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$0.11 LYD0.570	-99.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$21.76 LYD118.280	+28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$13,888.71 LYD75,498.600	-7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$8.33 LYD45.300	+19.0%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 42.8% less for housing

	Damascus	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$30.71 LYD166.940	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$228.39 LYD1,241.530	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$109.57 LYD595.600	-37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$19.17 LYD104.200	-82.7%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 18.7% less for childcare

	Damascus	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$53.24 LYD289.410	+8.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$925.91 LYD5,033.240	-45.7%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$0.69 LYD3.770	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$0.51 LYD2.790	-73.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.94 LYD10.570	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$29.63 LYD161.060	+82.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.63 LYD25.170	+54.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Damascus	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$22.96 LYD124.820	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$35.86 LYD194.950	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$50.77 LYD275.990	-11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$56.25 LYD305.770	-29.7%
Average			-25.6%

Damascus vs. Tripoli - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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