Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.6 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$59.37
€55.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$13.63
€12.73
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$816.29
€762.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$529.47
€494.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$41.71
€38.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$94.21
€88.00
|
|
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