Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 28.0% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 31.7% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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