Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 51.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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