Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 3.5 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 91.5% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 99.9% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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