Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 2.9 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 66.3% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Bucharest
Housing: pay 85.7% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Bucharest

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

Bucharest vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Damascus	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$11.85 RON51.98	+137.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.54 RON33.08	+50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$2.00 RON8.76	+90.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$2.20 RON9.67	+304.3%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 66.3% more for groceries

	Damascus	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$1.17 RON5.15	+85.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$4.52 RON19.84	+170.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$6.34 RON27.81	+56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$3.28 RON14.37	+66.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$3.09 RON13.55	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.59 RON2.57	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.77 RON3.37	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.75 RON3.29	+63.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.88 RON3.86	+126.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.51 RON2.22	+89.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.44 RON1.93	+59.5%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Damascus	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$6.09 RON26.73	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$17.24 RON75.61	+1.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$26,003.12 RON114,052.27	+40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$5.82 RON25.52	-47.1%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 85.7% more for housing

	Damascus	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$9.35 RON41.03	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$601.94 RON2,640.15	+113.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$397.23 RON1,742.29	+172.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$130.07 RON570.49	+143.0%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$527.95 RON2,315.64	+992.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$10,631.65 RON46,631.48	+544.3%
Average			+768.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$3.23 RON14.18	+158.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$3.17 RON13.89	+148.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.98 RON26.23	+99.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$49.84 RON218.61	+274.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$8.62 RON37.80	+187.3%
Average			+173.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$78.42 RON343.94	+256.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$39.68 RON174.03	+68.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$85.94 RON376.96	+80.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$105.80 RON464.06	+88.1%
Average			+123.5%

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