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Palikir vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Palikir is 2.2 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Palikir
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Palikir
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Palikir
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Palikir
Childcare: pay 70.0% more in Palikir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Palikir
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Palikir

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

Palikir vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Damascus	Palikir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$30.00	+500.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.00	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.15	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$2.00	+267.0%
Average			+199.1%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Palikir
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.20	+248.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$2.20	+31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$0.79	-80.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.40	+22.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.00	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$2.16	+374.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$1.15	+19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$1.00	+118.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.40	+259.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$1.50	+461.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$1.00	+261.9%
Average			+153.0%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Damascus	Palikir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$11.81	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$34.00	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$3,995.00	-78.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$19.45	+76.8%
Average			+18.1%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Damascus	Palikir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$265.00	+297.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$700.00	+148.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$600.00	+311.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$30.59	-42.9%
Average			+178.4%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of housing

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pay 70.0% more for childcare

	Damascus	Palikir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$115.00	+137.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$1,685.00	+2.1%
Average			+70.0%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Palikir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.50	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$3.00	+135.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$18.00	+500.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$41.00	+208.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$7.00	+133.3%
Average			+199.4%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Damascus	Palikir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$20.00	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$25.00	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$70.00	+47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$55.00	-2.2%
Average			+10.6%

Damascus vs. Palikir - Cost of clothing

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