Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 34.5% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 64.3% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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