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Damascus vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 30.2% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 92.8% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 70.7% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.8% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 TND12.110	$8.00 SYP104,016	+93.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 TND15.130	$6.00 SYP78,012	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 TND2.080	$1.37 SYP17,769	+93.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.900	$0.82 SYP10,683	+168.1%
Average			+92.8%

Tunis vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Tunis	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.620	$0.50 SYP6,447	+133.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 TND15.710	$1.61 SYP20,885	-70.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.86 TND5.460	$3.76 SYP48,876	+102.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.540	$1.91 SYP24,801	+23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 TND8.390	$3.25 SYP42,227	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.840	$0.45 SYP5,857	-53.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.71 TND5.010	$0.76 SYP9,879	-55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.560	$0.49 SYP6,389	-7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.950	$0.34 SYP4,423	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.980	$0.32 SYP4,162	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$0.30 SYP3,890	+5.7%
Average			+8.4%

Tunis vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Tunis	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.630	$15.62 SYP203,114	+375.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.35 TND42.110	$17.00 SYP221,034	+18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,270.53 TND121,063.540	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.06 TND8.980	$7.00 SYP91,014	+128.7%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 70.7% more for housing

	Tunis	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.37 TND62.690	$55.00 SYP715,110	+157.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.52 TND843.410	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.84 TND527.550	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.71 TND134.070	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+142.6%
Average			+70.7%

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Tunis	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 TND339.230	$49.17 SYP639,265	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,528.63 TND10,350.930	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-51.7%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 TND5.040	$1.60 SYP20,803	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.95 TND2.790	$1.93 SYP25,137	+103.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.340	$3.00 SYP39,006	-14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 TND100.680	$16.25 SYP211,282	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 TND16.140	$3.00 SYP39,006	-45.5%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Tunis	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.07 TND138.090	$44.25 SYP575,338	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.70 TND181.000	$41.25 SYP536,332	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.66 TND277.680	$57.50 SYP747,615	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.03 TND214.230	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+9.5%
Average			-17.2%

Tunis vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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