Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 40.9% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 34.4% more in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 8.7% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 57.4% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 87.5% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$11.22 MDL200.58	+12.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$8.70 MDL155.45	+24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$1.21 MDL21.60	-46.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.89 MDL15.92	+5.2%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 34.4% more for groceries

	Damascus	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$0.71 MDL12.71	+77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$4.89 MDL87.39	+149.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$4.73 MDL84.61	+17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$2.79 MDL49.81	+75.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$2.36 MDL42.13	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.44 MDL7.83	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$0.87 MDL15.60	+38.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$0.94 MDL16.79	+85.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$1.01 MDL17.97	+112.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.31 MDL5.58	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.25 MDL4.40	-30.6%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 8.7% less for transportation

	Damascus	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$6.44 MDL115.06	-54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$13.52 MDL241.70	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	+96.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$4.94 MDL88.26	-62.5%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 57.4% more for housing

	Damascus	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$10.59 MDL189.39	-77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+134.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+73.6%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+551.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$5,841.67 MDL104K	+228.0%
Average			+362.2%

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.24 MDL40.12	+12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$2.16 MDL38.67	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$3.42 MDL61.18	+23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$41.67 MDL745.01	+48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$8.41 MDL150.43	+53.0%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 87.5% more for clothing

	Damascus	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+179.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$47.07 MDL841.43	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+90.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+98.1%
Average			+87.5%

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