Cost of living comparison
compared to
Damascus vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary
Damascus is 38.5% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.9% less in Damascus
- Groceries
-
pay 65.3% less in Damascus
- Transportation
-
pay 75.3% more in Damascus
- Housing
-
pay 64.1% less in Damascus
- Childcare
-
pay 86.5% less in Damascus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.4% less in Damascus
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% less in Damascus
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Damascus.
Damascus vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Damascus instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$8.00
SYP104,016
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
|
$6.00
SYP78,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$1.37
SYP17,769
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
|
$0.82
SYP10,683
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants
pay 65.3% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.50
SYP6,447
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
|
$1.61
SYP20,885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.97
|
$3.76
SYP48,876
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.42
|
$1.91
SYP24,801
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
|
$3.25
SYP42,227
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.45
SYP5,857
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
|
$0.76
SYP9,879
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.49
SYP6,389
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.34
SYP4,423
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.32
SYP4,162
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.30
SYP3,890
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries
pay 75.3% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$15.62
SYP203,114
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,000.00
|
$15,000.00
SYP195,030,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.00
SYP91,014
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of transportation
pay 64.1% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.14
|
$55.00
SYP715,110
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.33
|
$243.84
SYP3,170,438
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$765.00
|
$176.43
SYP2,293,994
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$370.88
|
$110.88
SYP1,441,692
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of housing
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$49.17
SYP639,265
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$1,704.59
SYP22,163,040
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of childcare
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.60
SYP20,803
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
|
$1.93
SYP25,137
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.66
|
$16.25
SYP211,282
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.33
|
$44.25
SYP575,338
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.25
|
$41.25
SYP536,332
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
|
$57.50
SYP747,615
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.00
|
$80.00
SYP1,040,160
|
|
San Juan vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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