Cost of living comparison
Syria is 2.0% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Syria instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 37.3% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 51.5% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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