Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 7.0% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Manila, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.27
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.46
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.31
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.56
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱406.87
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.77
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.37
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.79
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.48
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.45
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.43
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.00
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.58
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱590.59
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.18
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 91.0% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.00
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.19
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.34
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Manila
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,761.09
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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