Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 46.9% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Greece, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.61
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.28
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.90
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,544.94
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.46
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.16
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.35
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.53
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€163.92
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.39
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,119.98
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.88
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.77
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.02
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.80
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.76
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.53
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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