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Damascus vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 58.3% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 79.4% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 54.5% more in Damascus

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Damascus are more expensive than in Islamabad. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.83 PKR797.05	$8.00 SYP104,016	+182.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	$6.00 SYP78,012	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR108.41	$1.37 SYP17,769	+255.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.84	$0.82 SYP10,683	+241.2%
Average			+175.1%

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR188.43	$0.50 SYP6,447	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 PKR945.25	$1.61 SYP20,885	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PKR1,056.00	$3.76 SYP48,876	+0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR345.60	$1.91 SYP24,801	+55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR415.61	$3.25 SYP42,227	+120.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR138.31	$0.45 SYP5,857	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR104.33	$0.76 SYP9,879	+105.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR113.19	$0.49 SYP6,389	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.15	$0.34 SYP4,423	+42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.67	$0.32 SYP4,162	+85.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.89	$0.30 SYP3,890	+26.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Islamabad	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	$15.62 SYP203,114	+338.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.37 PKR2,640.22	$17.00 SYP221,034	+81.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	$7.00 SYP91,014	+63.6%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 79.4% more for housing

	Islamabad	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	$55.00 SYP715,110	+204.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.95 PKR57,738.51	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	+19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.30 PKR31,356.08	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	+58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+35.3%
Average			+79.4%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Islamabad	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.67 PKR17,092.94	$49.17 SYP639,265	-19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,476.38 PKR979,372.35	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-51.0%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 13.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR846.86	$1.60 SYP20,803	-46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 PKR584.83	$1.93 SYP25,137	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR597.79	$3.00 SYP39,006	+41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.87 PKR6,161.39	$16.25 SYP211,282	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$3.00 SYP39,006	-29.3%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 54.5% more for clothing

	Islamabad	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$44.25 SYP575,338	+108.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 PKR7,882.57	$41.25 SYP536,332	+47.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	$57.50 SYP747,615	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.09 PKR11,293.96	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+99.6%
Average			+54.5%

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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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