Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.8 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Rome instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
£11,306
|
$19.79
€18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
£11,306
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
£2,197
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
£1,146
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
£3,179
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
£4,570
|
$8.48
€7.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
£10,205
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
£4,097
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
£6,840
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
£1,180
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
£2,699
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
£782
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
£961
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
£721
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£446
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
£11,870
|
$7.67
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
£42,713
|
$38.48
€35.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
£65,325,780
|
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
£35,058
|
$15.39
€14.39
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
£127,302
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
£710,338
|
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
£458,636
|
$773.95
€723.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
£57,212
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
£334,306
|
$531.12
€496.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
£6,724,882
|
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
£3,769
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
£2,539
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
£6,281
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
£37,617
|
$56.27
€52.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
£7,538
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
pay 58.8% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Rome
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
£90,937
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
£74,120
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
£292,011
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
£162,404
|
$123.90
€115.83
|
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