Cost of living comparison
Syria is 64.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Syria instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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