Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Suriname

Paramaribo vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Paramaribo is 12.3% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% more in Paramaribo
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Paramaribo
Transportation: pay 27.9% less in Paramaribo
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Paramaribo
Childcare: pay 3.9% less in Paramaribo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Paramaribo
Clothing: pay 5.2% more in Paramaribo

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Paramaribo are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Paramaribo. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Paramaribo.

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Paramaribo vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$13.20 SRD496.97	+32.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$10.99 SRD413.72	+57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$1.39 SRD52.25	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.84 SRD31.47	-1.2%
Average			+26.3%

Damascus vs. Paramaribo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$1.37 SRD51.65	+243.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$5.90 SRD222.10	+201.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$6.81 SRD256.22	+68.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$3.04 SRD114.28	+91.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$2.78 SRD104.74	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$2.20 SRD82.78	+363.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.39 SRD52.42	+120.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$1.69 SRD63.71	+234.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$2.71 SRD101.97	+472.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.61 SRD22.95	+73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.89 SRD33.38	+150.2%
Average			+155.6%

Damascus vs. Paramaribo - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$4.36 SRD164.08	-68.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$25,000.00 SRD941K	+66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$14.40 SRD542.03	+9.5%
Average			-27.9%

Damascus vs. Paramaribo - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$30.37 SRD1,143.15	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$484.98 SRD18,255.37	-7.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$265.59 SRD9,997.38	+42.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$28.73 SRD1,081.26	-73.2%
Average			-10.1%

Damascus vs. Paramaribo - Cost of housing

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pay 3.9% less for childcare

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$62.79 SRD2,363.55	-5.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$1,745.94 SRD65,719.74	-2.0%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.64 SRD99.39	+32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$2.83 SRD106.37	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$5.68 SRD213.70	+105.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$13.54 SRD509.72	-51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$5.00 SRD188.21	-9.1%
Average			-12.4%

Damascus vs. Paramaribo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Damascus	Paramaribo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$33.33 SRD1,254.67	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$21.08 SRD793.55	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$67.25 SRD2,531.34	+12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$103.71 SRD3,903.78	+77.8%
Average			+5.2%

Damascus vs. Paramaribo - Cost of clothing

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