Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 59.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.43
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€7.09
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.37
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.10
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.31
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.56
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€24.60
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 93.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€937.14
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.80
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€36.12
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.47
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 62.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€135.95
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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