Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 66.9% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 79.6% less for restaurants
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$39.92
CHF35.44
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.99
CHF3.54
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 71.5% less for groceries
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.32
CHF9.16
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.92
CHF8.81
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$10.35
CHF9.19
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
CHF1.38
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.72
CHF1.53
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
CHF1.61
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.35
CHF7.41
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.54
CHF75.95
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.74
CHF28,810.70
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.44
CHF42.13
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.05
CHF60.42
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.56
CHF1,130.84
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,216.54
CHF1,080.21
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.81
CHF137.46
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$285.13
CHF253.17
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,257.24
CHF7,331.92
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 80.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.84
CHF6.08
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.01
CHF5.33
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.41
CHF10.13
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.16
CHF67.62
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 69.3% less for clothing
|
Vaduz
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.75
CHF106.33
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.47
CHF43.04
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.47
CHF145.15
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$209.09
CHF185.66
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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