Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 8.0% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$4.50
£11,306
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$4.50
£11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.87
£2,197
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.46
£1,146
|
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pay 20.9% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
$1.27
£3,179
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.58
|
$1.82
£4,570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.48
|
$4.06
£10,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.63
£4,097
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.84
|
$2.72
£6,840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.47
£1,180
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$1.07
£2,699
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.31
£782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.38
£961
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.29
£721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.18
£446
|
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pay 55.4% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$4.72
£11,870
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.15
|
$17.00
£42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
$26,000.00
£65,325,780
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.74
|
$13.95
£35,058
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
$50.67
£127,302
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
$282.72
£710,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
$182.54
£458,636
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
$22.77
£57,212
|
|
pay 56.4% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
$133.06
£334,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
$2,676.54
£6,724,882
|
|
pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.41
|
$1.50
£3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.01
£2,539
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$2.50
£6,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.02
|
$14.97
£37,617
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$3.00
£7,538
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
$36.19
£90,937
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
$29.50
£74,120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
$116.22
£292,011
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.86
|
$64.64
£162,404
|
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