Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 56.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Damascus instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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