Cost of living comparison
Syria is 55.7% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Syria instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 73.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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