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- Damascus, Syria, is the least expensive city among 173 cities analyzed by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
- Damascus had an index of 13, while Singapore and Zurich both had an index value of 104.
- A research manager said many of the less expensive cities "are particularly cheap for consumer goods."
The Economist Intelligence Unit found Damascus, Syria; Ahmedabad, India; and Tashkent, Uzbekistan as less expensive than many other cities around the world, per a recent report about the EIU's Worldwide Cost of Living survey results.