Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 54.7% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 58.1% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 94.4% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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