Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 67.4% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Bern, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 96.8% less for childcare
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 79.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 72.3% less for clothing
|
Bern
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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