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Laos

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Syria

Damascus vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 21.9% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Damascus
Housing: pay 23.8% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Damascus

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

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Damascus vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,126	$10.00 SYP130K	+274.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK120K	$7.00 SYP91,014	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,034	$2.25 SYP29,254	+215.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,393	$0.85 SYP11,008	+126.9%
Average			+142.2%

Vientiane vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,683	$0.40 SYP5,199	-65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$1.96 SYP25,477	-85.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$4.03 SYP52,433	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,012	$1.59 SYP20,653	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,196	$2.59 SYP33,645	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,412	$0.47 SYP6,174	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,638	$0.63 SYP8,218	+22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,775	$0.51 SYP6,582	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,606	$0.47 SYP6,154	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,886	$0.35 SYP4,563	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,972	$0.35 SYP4,608	-27.4%
Average			-45.5%

Vientiane vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK126K	$13.98 SYP182K	+148.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$10.00 SYP130K	-79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK634M	$15,000.00 SYP195M	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK190K	$13.15 SYP171K	+55.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 23.8% less for housing

	Vientiane	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK277K	$46.25 SYP601K	+275.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK14M	$523.33 SYP7M	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$186.00 SYP2M	-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$107.06 SYP1M	+54.7%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$66.67 SYP867K	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK249M	$1,780.73 SYP23M	-83.9%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,564	$2.00 SYP26,004	+47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,251	$3.71 SYP48,293	+107.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,084	$2.77 SYP36,000	+55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$28.00 SYP364K	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,200	$5.50 SYP71,511	+29.9%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK601K	$28.60 SYP372K	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$40.00 SYP520K	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$60.00 SYP780K	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK922K	$58.33 SYP758K	+42.3%
Average			-0.9%

Vientiane vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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