Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
SYP446
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.64
SYP162,404
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