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Damascus vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 14.1% cheaper than Palikir.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 76.1% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 30.1% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.4% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Damascus

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Palikir, you would:

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pay 45.4% less for restaurants

	Palikir	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$5.00 SYP65,010	-83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00	$5.00 SYP65,010	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15	$1.05 SYP13,652	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.54 SYP7,086	-72.8%
Average			-45.4%

Palikir vs. Damascus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Palikir	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20	$0.63 SYP8,217	-71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20	$1.67 SYP21,752	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$0.79	$4.05 SYP52,594	+412.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40	$1.97 SYP25,571	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00	$3.01 SYP39,106	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$0.46 SYP5,918	-78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.96 SYP12,544	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.46 SYP5,963	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.39 SYP5,065	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.27 SYP3,476	-82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.28 SYP3,593	-72.4%
Average			-2.5%

Palikir vs. Damascus - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.1% more for transportation

	Palikir	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.81	$15.92 SYP207,051	+34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$17.00 SYP221,034	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$3,995.00	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	+363.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.45	$11.00 SYP143,022	-43.4%
Average			+76.1%

Palikir vs. Damascus - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Palikir	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$265.00	$66.75 SYP867,884	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.00	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-75.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.59	$53.53 SYP695,989	+75.0%
Average			-33.8%

Palikir vs. Damascus - Cost of housing

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pay 30.1% less for childcare

	Palikir	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.00	$48.33 SYP628,430	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,685.00	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-2.1%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Palikir	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$1.25 SYP16,252	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$1.27 SYP16,578	-57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00	$3.00 SYP39,006	-83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.00	$13.30 SYP172,927	-67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.00 SYP39,006	-57.1%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Palikir	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00	$22.00 SYP286,044	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$23.50 SYP305,547	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$47.50 SYP617,595	-32.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$56.25 SYP731,362	+2.3%
Average			-6.5%

Palikir vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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