Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Praia, Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 97.0% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Praia
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Praia
Housing: pay 90.7% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.9% more in Praia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Praia

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

Praia vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$4.86 CVE472.43	-2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.32 CVE614.16	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.78 CVE172.97	+69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$1.12 CVE108.71	+105.2%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.95 CVE286.68	+366.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$7.94 CVE771.97	+374.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$4.78 CVE464.97	+18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.20 CVE213.54	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.61 CVE253.93	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$2.00 CVE194.00	+338.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$1.32 CVE128.57	+37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$1.56 CVE151.43	+239.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$2.23 CVE217.15	+473.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$1.21 CVE117.86	+353.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.88 CVE85.72	+219.2%
Average			+220.0%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Damascus	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$6.31 CVE613.22	-60.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$20.42 CVE1,984.21	+20.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$29,166.78 CVE2,834,582.74	+57.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$17.26 CVE1,677.13	+56.9%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 90.7% more for housing

	Damascus	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$51.28 CVE4,984.14	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$583.34 CVE56,691.65	+106.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$388.89 CVE37,794.44	+166.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$113.61 CVE11,041.11	+112.2%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$110.42 CVE10,731.24	+128.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$3,266.68 CVE317,473.27	+98.0%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.48 CVE240.94	+98.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.49 CVE144.67	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.38 CVE425.19	+45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$36.46 CVE3,543.23	+174.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.83 CVE566.92	+94.4%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$48.61 CVE4,724.30	+121.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$38.89 CVE3,779.44	+65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$87.50 CVE8,503.75	+84.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$131.25 CVE12,755.62	+133.3%
Average			+101.0%

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