Cost of living comparison
Syria is 27.4% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Syria instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 3.9% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 19.6% more for housing
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 57.3% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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