Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 55.6% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 93.1% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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