Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.6 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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