Cost of living comparison

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Brasilia vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 2.3 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 52.4% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.4% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 60.3% more in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Brasilia are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

Brasilia vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.97 R$43.07	+39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.10 R$37.69	+21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.14 R$7.04	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.76 R$4.72	+40.1%
Average			+27.4%

Damascus vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.4% more for groceries

	Damascus	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$1.57 R$9.70	+148.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$4.43 R$27.41	+165.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$3.57 R$22.07	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.10 R$13.00	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$1.42 R$8.79	-52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.87 R$5.35	+90.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.57 R$3.51	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.50 R$3.08	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.70 R$4.30	+78.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.51 R$3.14	+90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.54 R$3.31	+93.7%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Damascus	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$3.79 R$23.40	-76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$43.46 R$268.67	+155.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$24,385.57 R$150,756.50	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$7.21 R$44.58	-34.4%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Damascus	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$19.32 R$119.41	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$360.74 R$2,230.18	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$223.88 R$1,384.05	+53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$51.47 R$318.20	-3.8%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$461.58 R$2,853.61	+855.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$11,525.09 R$71,250.39	+598.5%
Average			+726.8%

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pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.74 R$10.77	+39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.75 R$10.81	+37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.09 R$12.92	-30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$23.80 R$147.13	+78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$6.97 R$43.07	+132.2%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 60.3% more for clothing

	Damascus	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$50.89 R$314.63	+131.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$41.19 R$254.63	+75.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$64.43 R$398.29	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$55.71 R$344.39	-1.0%
Average			+60.3%

Damascus vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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