Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 23.5% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
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