Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.7 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP979
|
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP672
|
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP694
|
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
|
pay 94.9% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
|
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