Cost of living comparison
Syria is 19.1% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Syria instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 83.3% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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