Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 30.5% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 64.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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