Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cockburn Town instead of Damascus, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Damascus
|
Cockburn Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cockburn Town or Damascus. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.