Cost of living comparison

compared to

Damascus vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 17.1% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 37.0% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 12.6% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 80.5% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Kuwait City, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$8.00 SYP104,016	-30.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$6.00 SYP78,012	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.37 SYP17,769	+142.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.82 SYP10,683	+151.2%
Average			+56.8%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 37.0% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.50 SYP6,447	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$1.61 SYP20,885	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$3.76 SYP48,876	-37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.91 SYP24,801	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$3.25 SYP42,227	+1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$0.45 SYP5,857	-57.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.76 SYP9,879	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.49 SYP6,389	-35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.34 SYP4,423	-56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.32 SYP4,162	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.30 SYP3,890	-55.9%
Average			-37.0%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$15.62 SYP203,114	+1055.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$17.00 SYP221,034	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$7.00 SYP91,014	-70.5%
Average			+223.5%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.6% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$55.00 SYP715,110	+89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+109.8%
Average			+12.6%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.5% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$49.17 SYP639,265	-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-77.1%
Average			-80.5%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$1.60 SYP20,803	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$1.93 SYP25,137	-66.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.00 SYP39,006	+1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$16.25 SYP211,282	-85.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$3.00 SYP39,006	-73.8%
Average			-54.9%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$44.25 SYP575,338	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$41.25 SYP536,332	+6.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$57.50 SYP747,615	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+10.1%
Average			-1.0%

Kuwait City vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Kuwait City vs.

Cairo

Kuwait City vs.

Phnom Penh

Kuwait City vs.

Rome

Kuwait City vs.

Beijing

Kuwait City vs.

Athens

Kuwait City vs.

Vienna

Kuwait City vs.

Mexico City

Kuwait City vs.

Berlin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Kuwait vs. Syria. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Kuwait and Syria.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Kuwait City

Add prices for Damascus

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Damascus or Kuwait City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.