Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 3.5 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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