Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 57.5% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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