Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 4.3 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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