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Damascus vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 68.2% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 69.6% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 82.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Damascus
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 94.7% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.2% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Damascus

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Hamilton, you would:

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pay 69.6% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$8.00 SYP104,016	-86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$6.00 SYP78,012	-60.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$1.37 SYP17,769	-60.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$0.82 SYP10,683	-71.8%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 82.5% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$0.50 SYP6,447	-94.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$1.61 SYP20,885	-73.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$3.76 SYP48,876	-77.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$1.91 SYP24,801	-74.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$3.25 SYP42,227	-69.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$0.45 SYP5,857	-92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$0.76 SYP9,879	-74.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$0.49 SYP6,389	-88.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$0.34 SYP4,423	-89.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$0.32 SYP4,162	-90.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$0.30 SYP3,890	-82.5%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$15.62 SYP203,114	+75.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$17.00 SYP221,034	-75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$7.00 SYP91,014	-81.0%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Hamilton	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$55.00 SYP715,110	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	-42.8%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 94.7% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$49.17 SYP639,265	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-93.0%
Average			-94.7%

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pay 81.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$1.60 SYP20,803	-84.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$1.93 SYP25,137	-70.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$3.00 SYP39,006	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$16.25 SYP211,282	-91.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$3.00 SYP39,006	-77.8%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$44.25 SYP575,338	-44.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$41.25 SYP536,332	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$57.50 SYP747,615	-59.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-37.1%
Average			-43.1%

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