Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.2 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$9.83
€9.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
pay 90.2% more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
$5.64
€5.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
$4.49
€4.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
$2.68
€2.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
$0.62
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP979
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP672
|
$0.50
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP694
|
$0.45
€0.43
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
$6.92
€6.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
$29,580.66
€28,393.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
$10.07
€9.67
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
$29.49
€28.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
$743.73
€713.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
$530.91
€509.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
$240.91
€231.25
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
$522.95
€501.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
$7,258.22
€6,967.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
$3.87
€3.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$5.89
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
$52.89
€50.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Tallinn
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
$92.77
€89.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
$37.65
€36.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
$90.51
€86.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
$115.44
€110.81
|
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