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Damascus vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 17.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 56.5% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in Damascus

The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Damascus are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH356.29	$8.00 SYP104,016	-5.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH254.49	$6.00 SYP78,012	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.53	$1.37 SYP17,769	+102.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.59	$0.82 SYP10,683	+77.4%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.09	$0.50 SYP6,447	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH207.14	$1.61 SYP20,885	-67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.87	$3.76 SYP48,876	-20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH85.19	$1.91 SYP24,801	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.48	$3.25 SYP42,227	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.38	$0.45 SYP5,857	-18.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.58	$0.76 SYP9,879	+5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.05	$0.49 SYP6,389	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.75	$0.34 SYP4,423	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.77	$0.32 SYP4,162	-14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.71	$0.30 SYP3,890	+18.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 56.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH224.42	$15.62 SYP203,114	+194.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH432.63	$17.00 SYP221,034	+66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,286,195.79	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH254.49	$7.00 SYP91,014	+16.3%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kiev	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.70	$55.00 SYP715,110	+681.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,658.83	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,976.67	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,423.88	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+36.9%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,778.42	$49.17 SYP639,265	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,819.68	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-78.3%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.81	$1.60 SYP20,803	+47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.20	$1.93 SYP25,137	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH122.16	$3.00 SYP39,006	+3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,630.68	$16.25 SYP211,282	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.59	$3.00 SYP39,006	-37.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Kiev	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,901.19	$44.25 SYP575,338	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,513.62	$41.25 SYP536,332	+15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,102.39	$57.50 SYP747,615	-40.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,631.73	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-27.0%
Average			-22.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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