Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 25.0% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.850
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.090
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND15.850
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.380
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND4.970
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.090
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.620
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.670
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.390
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.040
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.860
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.770
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.440
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.140
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND118,711.430
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.800
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND72.170
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND753.190
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND526.950
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND133.240
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND290.690
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND8,949.520
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND4.950
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.590
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND9.890
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND92.810
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND14.840
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND133.720
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND166.080
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND276.990
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND238.000
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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