Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Uruguay

Montevideo vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 2.1 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 49.7% more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 86.0% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 7.6 times more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.7% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$15.00 UYU604.72	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$14.46 UYU583.02	+106.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$2.70 UYU108.81	+20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$2.05 UYU82.66	+142.2%
Average			+72.1%

Damascus vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$2.84 UYU114.69	+611.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$7.03 UYU283.55	+258.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$5.10 UYU205.48	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$4.57 UYU184.15	+187.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$5.46 UYU220.10	+111.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$1.28 UYU51.67	+169.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.27 UYU51.03	+100.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$0.80 UYU32.15	+57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$1.44 UYU58.00	+203.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.92 UYU37.22	+163.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.96 UYU38.73	+171.0%
Average			+159.6%

Damascus vs. Montevideo - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.7% more for transportation

	Damascus	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$8.25 UYU332.50	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+648.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$5.27 UYU212.50	-59.9%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 86.0% more for housing

	Damascus	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+213.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+35.2%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 7.6 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+840.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+516.9%
Average			+661.6%

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pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$4.92 UYU198.53	+146.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$4.59 UYU184.84	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$5.49 UYU221.15	+98.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+94.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$12.22 UYU492.55	+122.1%
Average			+92.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+259.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	+41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+107.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+123.2%
Average			+120.3%

Damascus vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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