Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Syria

Damascus vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 30.1% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 51.4% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Damascus
Housing: pay 23.1% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 88.7% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Damascus

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Damascus. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

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Damascus vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$10.00 SYP130K	+236.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$7.00 SYP91,014	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$2.25 SYP29,254	+245.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.85 SYP11,008	+140.2%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$0.40 SYP5,199	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$1.96 SYP25,477	-77.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.03 SYP52,433	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.59 SYP20,653	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.59 SYP33,645	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$0.47 SYP6,174	-73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.63 SYP8,218	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.51 SYP6,582	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.47 SYP6,154	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.35 SYP4,563	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.35 SYP4,608	-48.8%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$13.98 SYP182K	+162.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$10.00 SYP130K	-71.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$15,000.00 SYP195M	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$13.15 SYP171K	+24.7%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 23.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$46.25 SYP601K	+158.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$523.33 SYP7M	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$186.00 SYP2M	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$107.06 SYP1M	+30.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 88.7% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$66.67 SYP867K	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$1,780.73 SYP23M	-89.2%
Average			-88.7%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$2.00 SYP26,004	-25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.71 SYP48,293	+32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.77 SYP36,000	-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$28.00 SYP364K	-52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.50 SYP71,511	-27.4%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$28.60 SYP372K	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$40.00 SYP520K	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$60.00 SYP780K	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$58.33 SYP758K	-46.9%
Average			-40.7%

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