Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 55.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Damascus instead of France, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
France
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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