Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 3.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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