Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 27.7% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
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Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.59
|
$4.50
£11,306
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
$4.50
£11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.49
|
$0.87
£2,197
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.92
|
$0.46
£1,146
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
$1.27
£3,179
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł16.97
|
$1.82
£4,570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.44
|
$4.06
£10,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
$1.63
£4,097
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.42
|
$2.72
£6,840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.47
£1,180
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.67
|
$1.07
£2,699
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł2.99
|
$0.31
£782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.41
|
$0.38
£961
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.48
|
$0.29
£721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.56
|
$0.18
£446
|
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pay 8.3% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł24.95
|
$4.72
£11,870
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.36
|
$17.00
£42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
$26,000.00
£65,325,780
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.07
|
$13.95
£35,058
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
$50.67
£127,302
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
$282.72
£710,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
$182.54
£458,636
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
$22.77
£57,212
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
$133.06
£334,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
$2,676.54
£6,724,882
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.16
|
$1.50
£3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.71
|
$1.01
£2,539
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
$2.50
£6,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł136.95
|
$14.97
£37,617
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.19
|
$3.00
£7,538
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Damascus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
$36.19
£90,937
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
$29.50
£74,120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
$116.22
£292,011
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł380.61
|
$64.64
£162,404
|
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