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Damascus vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 17.1% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 28.9% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 12.8% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 8.5% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 65.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$8.00 SYP104,016	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$6.00 SYP78,012	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$1.37 SYP17,769	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.82 SYP10,683	-3.6%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 28.9% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$0.50 SYP6,447	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$1.61 SYP20,885	-60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$3.76 SYP48,876	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$1.91 SYP24,801	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$3.25 SYP42,227	+53.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.45 SYP5,857	-40.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.76 SYP9,879	+6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$0.49 SYP6,389	-34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.34 SYP4,423	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.32 SYP4,162	-46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.30 SYP3,890	-45.2%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 12.8% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$15.62 SYP203,114	+212.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$17.00 SYP221,034	-90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$7.00 SYP91,014	-46.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 8.5% less for housing

	Pretoria	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$55.00 SYP715,110	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+13.6%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 65.6% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$49.17 SYP639,265	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-55.4%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$1.60 SYP20,803	-30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$1.93 SYP25,137	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$3.00 SYP39,006	+4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$16.25 SYP211,282	-54.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$3.00 SYP39,006	-61.4%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$44.25 SYP575,338	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$41.25 SYP536,332	+24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$57.50 SYP747,615	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-7.4%
Average			-7.7%

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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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