Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Damascus, Syria

Damascus vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 16.7% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 39.8% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 60.6% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 66.0% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.17	$5.00 SYP65,010	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,489.82	$5.00 SYP65,010	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.69	$1.05 SYP13,652	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.27	$0.54 SYP7,086	-63.7%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 39.8% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.12	$0.63 SYP8,217	-74.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.24	$1.67 SYP21,752	-66.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG742.97	$4.05 SYP52,594	-28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.76	$1.97 SYP25,571	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG903.93	$3.01 SYP39,106	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.76	$0.46 SYP5,918	-79.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.22	$0.96 SYP12,544	+77.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.35	$0.46 SYP5,963	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.35	$0.39 SYP5,065	-14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.76	$0.27 SYP3,476	-88.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.18	$0.28 SYP3,593	-78.2%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.59	$15.92 SYP207,051	+693.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,616.94	$17.00 SYP221,034	-15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,579,652.91	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.43	$11.00 SYP143,022	+207.3%
Average			+209.7%

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pay 60.6% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,718.13	$66.75 SYP867,884	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,070.98	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,454.03	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,005.96	$53.53 SYP695,989	-30.0%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,084.72	$48.33 SYP628,430	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG898,632.81	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-76.0%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.24	$1.25 SYP16,252	-75.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.59	$1.27 SYP16,578	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.69	$3.00 SYP39,006	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,099.32	$13.30 SYP172,927	-80.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,308.47	$3.00 SYP39,006	-70.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 66.0% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,467.78	$22.00 SYP286,044	-72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,813.54	$23.50 SYP305,547	-68.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,701.67	$47.50 SYP617,595	-60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,627.08	$56.25 SYP731,362	-62.5%
Average			-66.0%

Port-au-prince vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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