Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 53.2% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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