Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.3 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 52.4% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 91.5% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 17.0 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
|
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