Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 53.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 56.9% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,913.45
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 54.7% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.54
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.48
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.39
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.87
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 93.5% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.64
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,955.03
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.74
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.51
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.41
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.11
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.11
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
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