Cost of living comparison
Syria is 59.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Syria instead of France, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
France
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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