Cost of living comparison

 Damascus, Syria
compared to
 Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Bratislava is 3.5 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 2.1 times more in Bratislava
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Bratislava
Transportation
pay 35.7% more in Bratislava
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Bratislava
Childcare
pay 11.0 times more in Bratislava
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Bratislava
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Bratislava

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

Bratislava vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$10.72
€9.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$8.57
€7.82
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$1.96
€1.79

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$1.75
€1.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$6.52
€5.95
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$4.34
€3.96

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pay 35.7% more for transportation

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$6.43
€5.86
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
$38.58
€35.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
$24,650.55
€22,492.05

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$20.58
€18.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$769.99
€702.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$617.27
€563.22

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$612.91
€559.25
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$15,233.33
€13,899.44

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$2.68
€2.44
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$2.81
€2.57
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$5.36
€4.89

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Damascus
Bratislava
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
$73.52
€67.08
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
$37.05
€33.80
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
$83.22
€75.94

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