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
EGP206.57
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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