Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 57.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Germany, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 67.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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