Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 41.2% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Riga, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 54.3% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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