Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 4.7% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 46.6% more for housing
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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