Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 4.1 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$8.11
₩11,194
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.90
₩8,141
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$1.53
₩2,105
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.82
₩1,135
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$3.09
₩4,266
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$6.06
₩8,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$8.19
₩11,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$3.27
₩4,517
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$4.76
₩6,569
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$3.12
₩4,306
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$1.57
₩2,171
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$2.58
₩3,562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$2.72
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$1.91
₩2,633
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$1.42
₩1,953
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$4.69
₩6,471
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$45.15
₩62,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$27,815.53
₩38,394,890
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$9.44
₩13,025
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$23.52
₩32,466
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$873.53
₩1,205,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$528.87
₩730,014
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$140.47
₩193,896
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$381.75
₩526,945
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$20,838.36
₩28,764,028
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$3.69
₩5,088
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$3.88
₩5,351
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.32
₩4,579
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$52.67
₩72,696
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$11.06
₩15,264
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$60.77
₩83,887
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$44.72
₩61,724
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$85.92
₩118,596
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$127.28
₩175,685
|
|
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