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Damascus vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 45.3% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 52.7% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 56.6% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.0% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Damascus

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.21 DJF1,648	$5.00 SYP65,010	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.05 DJF1,797	$5.00 SYP65,010	-50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 DJF316	$1.05 SYP13,652	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 DJF300	$0.54 SYP7,086	-67.5%
Average			-51.0%

Djibouti vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.7% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$9.21 DJF1,648	$0.63 SYP8,217	-93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DJF848	$1.67 SYP21,752	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.45 DJF1,512	$4.05 SYP52,594	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$8.04 DJF1,438	$1.97 SYP25,571	-75.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.12 DJF1,631	$3.01 SYP39,106	-67.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 DJF362	$0.46 SYP5,918	-77.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 DJF91	$0.96 SYP12,544	+90.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 DJF204	$0.46 SYP5,963	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF136	$0.39 SYP5,065	-48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 DJF136	$0.27 SYP3,476	-64.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 DJF149	$0.28 SYP3,593	-66.9%
Average			-52.7%

Djibouti vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Djibouti	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 DJF935	$15.92 SYP207,051	+204.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.20 DJF7,549	$17.00 SYP221,034	-59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,541.44 DJF5,999,294	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.29 DJF6,490	$11.00 SYP143,022	-69.7%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 56.6% less for housing

	Djibouti	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.24 DJF8,986	$66.75 SYP867,884	+32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,758.47 DJF314,523	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$993.31 DJF177,666	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-85.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$544.29 DJF97,352	$53.53 SYP695,989	-90.2%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.14 DJF60,838	$48.33 SYP628,430	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,437.75 DJF2,224,642	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-86.7%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 59.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.70 DJF1,198	$1.25 SYP16,252	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 DJF499	$1.27 SYP16,578	-54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.42 DJF612	$3.00 SYP39,006	-12.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.29 DJF13,646	$13.30 SYP172,927	-82.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 DJF1,498	$3.00 SYP39,006	-64.2%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Djibouti	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.91 DJF4,992	$22.00 SYP286,044	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.54 DJF3,495	$23.50 SYP305,547	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.81 DJF21,967	$47.50 SYP617,595	-61.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.99 DJF11,982	$56.25 SYP731,362	-16.0%
Average			-19.5%

Djibouti vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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