Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 10.9% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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