Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Togo

Lome vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 58.3% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 29.0% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Lome
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in Lome
Housing: pay 9.0% more in Lome
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.4% more in Lome
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.0% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104K	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-68.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+153.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$1.10 F CFA620	+34.2%
Average			+29.0%

Damascus vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.31 F CFA738	+164.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+345.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+149.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$2.04 F CFA1,147	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.22 F CFA684	+170.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.68 F CFA380	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+312.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$1.15 F CFA646	+237.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.81 F CFA456	+153.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.65 F CFA365	+116.9%
Average			+154.2%

Damascus vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Damascus	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203K	$4.66 F CFA2,622	-70.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221K	$53.66 F CFA30,180	+215.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$12.12 F CFA6,816	+73.1%
Average			+53.5%

Damascus vs. Lome - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Damascus	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715K	$44.72 F CFA25,150	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3M	$330.92 F CFA186K	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2M	$201.23 F CFA113K	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1M	$116.41 F CFA65,473	+5.0%
Average			+9.0%

Damascus vs. Lome - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22M	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	+109.9%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 73.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$0.89 F CFA503	-44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+202.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.43 F CFA805	-52.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211K	$50.68 F CFA28,503	+211.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.47 F CFA2,515	+49.1%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Damascus	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575K	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536K	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP748K	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1M	$96.59 F CFA54,324	+20.7%
Average			-20.6%

Damascus vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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