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Buenos Aires vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 2.4 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 88.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 69.4% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 88.4% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+125.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+100.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+68.9%
Average			+88.4%

Damascus vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+483.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+281.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+72.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+155.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.57 ARS819.15	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+235.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.66 ARS952.66	+105.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.58 ARS837.26	+93.5%
Average			+140.4%

Damascus vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	+17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+35.9%
Average			+11.9%

Damascus vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.4% more for housing

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+170.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+162.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-8.9%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+647.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	+222.4%
Average			+434.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+137.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+113.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+22.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	+168.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+200.0%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+155.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+122.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+124.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+68.7%
Average			+117.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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