Cost of living comparison
Syria is 62.4% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Syria instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP14.10
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP8.06
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.58
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.48
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 66.2% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.33
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.31
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.09
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP3.03
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.11
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.64
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.23
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.28
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.92
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.82
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.69
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.62
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.50
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,798.36
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.94
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.72
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,314.40
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,265.79
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP70.13
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 92.1% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP643.39
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP12,084.48
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.27
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.39
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.63
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP56.65
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.56
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 63.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP100.07
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP33.36
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP102.10
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP90.63
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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