Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 27.8% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 56.7% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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