Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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