Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 2.8 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 34.6% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Damascus
|
Moroni
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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