Cost of living comparison

 Damascus, Syria
compared to
 Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Gibraltar vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Gibraltar is 4.5 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Gibraltar
Groceries
pay 2.9 times more in Gibraltar
Transportation
pay 22.7% more in Gibraltar
Housing
pay 4.8 times more in Gibraltar
Childcare
pay 13.2 times more in Gibraltar
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Gibraltar
Clothing
pay 3.0 times more in Gibraltar

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

Gibraltar vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$20.66
GIP15.96
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$10.98
GIP8.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$2.15
GIP1.66

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$1.78
GIP1.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$4.65
GIP3.59
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$8.40
GIP6.49

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$5.96
GIP4.60
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
$8.33
GIP6.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
$31,804.11
GIP24,567.69

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pay 4.8 times more for housing

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$54.78
GIP42.32
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$1,685.73
GIP1,302.17
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$1,569.58
GIP1,212.45

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pay 13.2 times more for childcare

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$825.15
GIP637.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$15,498.45
GIP11,972.07

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$5.17
GIP3.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$3.14
GIP2.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$4.65
GIP3.59

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

 
Damascus
Gibraltar
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
$128.35
GIP99.14
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
$42.78
GIP33.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
$130.95
GIP101.15

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