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Damascus vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 24.3% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 11.5% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 84.8% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$8.00 SYP104,016	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$6.00 SYP78,012	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$1.37 SYP17,769	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.82 SYP10,683	-29.4%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Santiago	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$0.50 SYP6,447	-68.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$1.61 SYP20,885	-68.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$3.76 SYP48,876	-16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$1.91 SYP24,801	-52.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$3.25 SYP42,227	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.45 SYP5,857	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.76 SYP9,879	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.49 SYP6,389	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.34 SYP4,423	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.32 SYP4,162	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.30 SYP3,890	-59.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Santiago	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$15.62 SYP203,114	+198.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$17.00 SYP221,034	-59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$7.00 SYP91,014	-45.6%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 11.5% more for housing

	Santiago	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$55.00 SYP715,110	+152.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+3.2%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 84.8% less for childcare

	Santiago	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$49.17 SYP639,265	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-80.9%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$1.60 SYP20,803	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$1.93 SYP25,137	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$3.00 SYP39,006	-46.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$16.25 SYP211,282	-49.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$3.00 SYP39,006	-52.4%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Santiago	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$44.25 SYP575,338	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$41.25 SYP536,332	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$57.50 SYP747,615	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-1.4%
Average			-1.7%

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