Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 50.7% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.75
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.17
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.08
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.55
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.23
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.82
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.86
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.50
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.93
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.90
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,520.37
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.22
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€851.78
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€663.53
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€178.82
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€255.47
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,001.74
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.49
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.71
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.12
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.39
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.22
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€87.48
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.27
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.82
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.95
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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