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Damascus vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 15.0% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 6.8% more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% more for restaurants

	Syria	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$8.00 SYP104,016	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$6.00 SYP78,012	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$1.37 SYP17,769	+20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.82 SYP10,683	+20.6%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Syria	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.50 SYP6,447	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$1.61 SYP20,885	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$3.76 SYP48,876	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.91 SYP24,801	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$3.25 SYP42,227	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.45 SYP5,857	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.76 SYP9,879	-1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.49 SYP6,389	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.34 SYP4,423	+9.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.32 SYP4,162	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.30 SYP3,890	-17.2%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Syria	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$15.62 SYP203,114	+93.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$17.00 SYP221,034	+70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$7.00 SYP91,014	-31.6%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Syria	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$55.00 SYP715,110	+34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	+56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+76.7%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Syria	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$49.17 SYP639,265	+6.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-22.0%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$1.60 SYP20,803	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.93 SYP25,137	+49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$3.00 SYP39,006	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$16.25 SYP211,282	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$3.00 SYP39,006	+27.2%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

	Syria	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$44.25 SYP575,338	+46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$41.25 SYP536,332	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$57.50 SYP747,615	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+2.3%
Average			+6.8%

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