Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

San Salvador, El Salvador

San Salvador vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

San Salvador is 2.2 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 52.8% more in San Salvador
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Transportation: pay 45.4% more in San Salvador
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in San Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.2% more in San Salvador
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in San Salvador

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

San Salvador vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Salvador instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 52.8% more for restaurants

	Damascus	San Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$10.00 SVC87.50	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.00 SVC61.25	+40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.09 SVC9.52	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.91 SVC7.98	+67.4%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Damascus	San Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.12 SVC18.55	+235.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$3.24 SVC28.32	+93.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$7.39 SVC64.62	+82.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$3.04 SVC26.56	+54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.78 SVC24.29	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.44 SVC12.62	+216.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.77 SVC6.72	-20.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$1.17 SVC10.20	+154.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.22 SVC10.64	+212.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.99 SVC8.69	+271.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.98 SVC8.54	+253.0%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 45.4% more for transportation

	Damascus	San Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$3.97 SVC34.77	-75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$20.00 SVC175.01	+17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$25,000.00 SVC218,760.68	+35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$33.43 SVC292.50	+203.9%
Average			+45.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Damascus	San Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$42.14 SVC368.77	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$858.33 SVC7,510.78	+204.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$641.67 SVC5,614.86	+340.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$81.52 SVC713.33	+52.3%
Average			+139.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Damascus	San Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$160.29 SVC1,402.57	+231.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$5,740.67 SVC50,233.28	+247.9%
Average			+239.8%

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pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	San Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.00 SVC17.50	+60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$3.24 SVC28.34	+154.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.00 SVC35.00	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$30.67 SVC268.35	+130.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.50 SVC48.13	+83.3%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Damascus	San Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$72.14 SVC631.28	+227.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$47.86 SVC418.77	+103.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$112.14 SVC981.30	+136.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$108.33 SVC947.96	+92.6%
Average			+140.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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