Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 24.7% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 15.8% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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