Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Seoul, South Korea

Seoul vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 3.5 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 4.2 times more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Seoul

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

Seoul vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.2% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.88 ₩10,760	+57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.09 ₩8,314	+21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.59 ₩2,167	+51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.84 ₩1,148	+54.3%
Average			+46.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$3.10 ₩4,227	+389.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$6.52 ₩8,910	+290.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$8.06 ₩11,005	+99.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$3.06 ₩4,177	+55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$4.74 ₩6,469	+57.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$3.30 ₩4,504	+624.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$1.55 ₩2,116	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$2.44 ₩3,333	+432.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$2.68 ₩3,667	+589.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$1.73 ₩2,364	+547.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$1.39 ₩1,894	+401.8%
Average			+322.5%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Damascus	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$4.59 ₩6,266	-71.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$44.40 ₩60,645	+161.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$27,023.07 ₩36,906,200	+46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$8.02 ₩10,955	-27.1%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Damascus	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$22.27 ₩30,420	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$883.18 ₩1,206,184	+212.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$490.54 ₩669,944	+236.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$133.35 ₩182,124	+149.1%
Average			+133.0%

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$385.48 ₩526,462	+697.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$20,782.92 ₩28,383,844	+1159.6%
Average			+928.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$3.58 ₩4,891	+186.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$3.60 ₩4,919	+182.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.22 ₩4,402	+7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$53.73 ₩73,379	+304.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$10.74 ₩14,672	+258.1%
Average			+187.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$59.13 ₩80,752	+168.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$46.64 ₩63,704	+98.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$86.69 ₩118,399	+82.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$124.89 ₩170,567	+122.0%
Average			+118.0%

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