Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 7.5% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB964.42
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB478.47
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.39
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.30
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.44
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB458.51
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB351.79
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.28
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB212.32
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB61.89
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.66
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.10
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB151.39
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.47
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.73
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB224.97
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,902.71
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,189,788.02
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB552.90
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB585.75
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB85,705.42
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,713.95
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,799.82
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,064.36
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,122,918.58
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB318.98
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB256.01
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB244.55
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,200.48
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB531.63
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 57.8% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,591.20
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,521.79
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,464.63
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,093.56
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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