Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Damascus, Syria

Damascus vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 23.1% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 57.0% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 92.6% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 57.0% less in Damascus

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Damascus are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.0% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,906.20	$5.00 SYP65,010	-0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,649.36	$5.00 SYP65,010	+25.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,393.14	$1.05 SYP13,652	+83.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,196.44	$0.54 SYP7,086	+120.2%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,304.40	$0.63 SYP8,217	+29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS46,163.98	$1.67 SYP21,752	-53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,371.11	$4.05 SYP52,594	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,702.12	$1.97 SYP25,571	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,633.07	$3.01 SYP39,106	+71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,883.75	$0.46 SYP5,918	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,910.30	$0.96 SYP12,544	+25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,505.27	$0.46 SYP5,963	-52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,357.15	$0.39 SYP5,065	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,777.31	$0.27 SYP3,476	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,236.26	$0.28 SYP3,593	+59.6%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,655.49	$15.92 SYP207,051	+331.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS138,355.72	$17.00 SYP221,034	+58.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS238,681,614.17	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS39,059.83	$11.00 SYP143,022	+263.6%
Average			+163.5%

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pay 92.6% more for housing

	Tashkent	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS164,371.36	$66.75 SYP867,884	+424.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,477,906.85	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,367,676.71	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS412,013.09	$53.53 SYP695,989	+67.8%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,790,836.38	$48.33 SYP628,430	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS122,361,525.12	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-82.6%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,057.85	$1.25 SYP16,252	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,271.84	$1.27 SYP16,578	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,824.68	$3.00 SYP39,006	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS609,346.88	$13.30 SYP172,927	-71.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,561.70	$3.00 SYP39,006	-40.0%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS691,523.62	$22.00 SYP286,044	-58.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS714,230.56	$23.50 SYP305,547	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,319,016.46	$47.50 SYP617,595	-53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,739,437.34	$56.25 SYP731,362	-58.2%
Average			-57.0%

Tashkent vs. Damascus - Cost of clothing

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