Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 35.4% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 8.3% less in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 87.8% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 27.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Windhoek

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

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Windhoek vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$11.42 NAD190.15	+14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$6.01 NAD100.08	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$0.84 NAD14.01	-62.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.89 NAD14.85	+5.4%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 87.8% more for groceries

	Damascus	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$0.92 NAD15.26	+129.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$4.69 NAD78.12	+139.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$5.92 NAD98.50	+46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$3.12 NAD51.91	+96.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$3.06 NAD51.01	+18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.99 NAD16.54	+109.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$0.89 NAD14.75	+40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$0.84 NAD13.90	+65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$0.92 NAD15.23	+93.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.90 NAD15.03	+157.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.80 NAD13.39	+127.0%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Damascus	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$5.21 NAD86.66	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$48.10 NAD800.61	+381.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$23,990.15 NAD399K	+59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$8.00 NAD133.10	-39.2%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Damascus	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$50.44 NAD839.53	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$500.55 NAD8,331.36	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$354.07 NAD5,893.39	+90.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$108.00 NAD1,797.58	+0.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$208.44 NAD3,469.32	+212.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$5,331.14 NAD88,734.46	+199.4%
Average			+205.9%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.95 NAD32.52	-2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$2.30 NAD38.36	-37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$3.31 NAD55.04	+19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$37.08 NAD617.14	+32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$5.41 NAD90.07	-1.6%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Damascus	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$54.86 NAD913.20	+91.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$34.63 NAD576.44	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$89.44 NAD1,488.64	+49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$94.70 NAD1,576.20	+62.3%
Average			+41.6%

Damascus vs. Windhoek - Cost of clothing

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