Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.0 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 23.2% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 24.5% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 14.4 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.3% more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 20.4% more in Tokyo

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

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Tokyo vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.2% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$7.59 ¥1,200	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$5.06 ¥800	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$1.64 ¥259	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.89 ¥140	+4.6%
Average			-23.2%

Damascus vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$1.71 ¥270	+327.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$5.29 ¥836	+170.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$5.75 ¥909	+42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$2.26 ¥358	+42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$3.08 ¥487	+19.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$2.15 ¥340	+352.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$1.07 ¥170	+69.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$1.96 ¥309	+286.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$2.39 ¥377	+404.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$1.53 ¥241	+335.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$1.46 ¥231	+312.2%
Average			+177.5%

Damascus vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.5% more for transportation

	Damascus	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$4.08 ¥645	-70.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$63.27 ¥9,997	+532.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$28.47 ¥4,499	+116.5%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Damascus	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$30.33 ¥4,793	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+144.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$692.48 ¥109K	+272.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$113.45 ¥17,926	+6.0%
Average			+139.0%

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pay 14.4 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$1,341.43 ¥212K	+1912.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+925.0%
Average			+1336.1%

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pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$3.80 ¥600	+89.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$3.56 ¥563	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$3.92 ¥620	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$66.31 ¥10,478	+136.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$12.65 ¥1,999	+130.1%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 20.4% more for clothing

	Damascus	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$55.50 ¥8,770	+94.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$32.95 ¥5,207	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$65.04 ¥10,278	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$70.74 ¥11,178	+21.3%
Average			+20.4%

Damascus vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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