Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 13.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 82.8% more for housing
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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