Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 2.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP180.69
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP192.50
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP15.75
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.11
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP35.55
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP84.24
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP151.51
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP69.78
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP90.55
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP26.96
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.03
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.66
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.32
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.00
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP13.71
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP45.84
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP319.99
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,303,807.68
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP154.06
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP371.00
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,062.59
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,855.39
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP614.13
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,317.10
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP117,630.12
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.06
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP62.52
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.12
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP890.87
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP132.30
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP859.56
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,589.52
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,373.57
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,465.59
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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