Cost of living comparison
Syria is 40.5% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Syria instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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