Cost of living comparison
Syria is 99.9% more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.63
GMD381.37
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
GMD46.61
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
GMD31.78
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
GMD34.05
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.87
GMD194.40
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GMD303.51
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
GMD102.77
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GMD102.03
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
GMD58.89
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
GMD45.87
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
GMD61.16
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
GMD37.95
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
GMD28.84
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
GMD24.80
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for transportation
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
GMD235.34
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.90
GMD1,416.52
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,170.42
GMD147,100.08
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$112.54
GMD7,627.41
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$192.93
GMD13,075.56
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.51
GMD6,812.21
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.62
GMD2,075.16
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.51
GMD2,542.47
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.27
GMD50,849.41
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
GMD108.96
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
GMD118.04
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
GMD83.54
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
GMD2,179.26
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
GMD254.25
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Gambia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$6.97
GMD472.17
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.80
GMD1,816.05
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.23
GMD3,268.89
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.62
GMD2,142.94
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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