Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 44.9% cheaper than Damascus.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 64.3% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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