Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Damascus, Syria

Damascus vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 5.9% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 49.9% less in Damascus

The cost of transportation and housing in Damascus are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$5.00 SYP65,010	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$5.00 SYP65,010	-58.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.05 SYP13,652	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.54 SYP7,086	-57.7%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Caracas	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.63 SYP8,217	-70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$1.67 SYP21,752	-65.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$4.05 SYP52,594	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$1.97 SYP25,571	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.01 SYP39,106	-7.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.46 SYP5,918	-82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.96 SYP12,544	+46.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.46 SYP5,963	-49.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.39 SYP5,065	-48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.27 SYP3,476	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.28 SYP3,593	-68.3%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Caracas	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$15.92 SYP207,051	+741.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$17.00 SYP221,034	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-42.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$11.00 SYP143,022	-53.8%
Average			+150.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Caracas	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$66.75 SYP867,884	+79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$53.53 SYP695,989	+577.4%
Average			+142.0%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Caracas	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$48.33 SYP628,430	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-65.0%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.25 SYP16,252	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$1.27 SYP16,578	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$3.00 SYP39,006	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$13.30 SYP172,927	-81.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$3.00 SYP39,006	-50.0%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 49.9% less for clothing

	Caracas	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$22.00 SYP286,044	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$23.50 SYP305,547	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$47.50 SYP617,595	-58.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$56.25 SYP731,362	-32.5%
Average			-49.9%

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