Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 28.1% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 99.2% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 82.3% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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