Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 47.6% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.41
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.21
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.62
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.05
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.41
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.06
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.23
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.64
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.50
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.65
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.21
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.96
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹377.67
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,007.50
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,208,994.34
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.57
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹691.02
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,661.25
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,368.61
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,287.87
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,764.11
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,042.72
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.12
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.57
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.62
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,935.99
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹403.00
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,639.03
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,100.82
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,170.22
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,108.21
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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