Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 23.0% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.4% less in Damascus
- Groceries
-
pay 75.5% less in Damascus
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Damascus
- Housing
-
pay 72.5% less in Damascus
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.4% less in Damascus
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Damascus.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 75.5% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
pay 80.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
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