Cost of living comparison

Algeria

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 32.8% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.3% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Syria
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 64.9% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 17.7% more in Syria

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Syria are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Syria.

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Syria vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 86.3% more for restaurants

	Algeria	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD372.99	$6.00 SYP78,012	+115.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.98 DZD532.85	$5.25 SYP68,260	+32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 DZD83.65	$1.49 SYP19,370	+138.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 DZD39.69	$0.75 SYP9,728	+152.5%
Average			+86.3%

Algeria vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Algeria	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.15 DZD19.81	$0.57 SYP7,359	+282.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 DZD549.38	$2.66 SYP34,538	-35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.29 DZD440.48	$4.45 SYP57,812	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 DZD184.89	$2.06 SYP26,749	+49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 DZD244.64	$2.58 SYP33,595	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 DZD155.35	$0.48 SYP6,207	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 DZD175.06	$0.75 SYP9,778	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 DZD74.21	$0.46 SYP6,024	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 DZD45.23	$0.39 SYP5,036	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD34.48	$0.35 SYP4,529	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD28.83	$0.37 SYP4,837	+72.8%
Average			+12.8%

Algeria vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Algeria	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD164.80	$7.74 SYP101K	+528.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.66 DZD1,293.62	$6.50 SYP84,513	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,373.36 DZD4M	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 DZD520.64	$12.26 SYP159K	+215.3%
Average			+62.7%

Algeria vs. Syria - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Algeria	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.78 DZD1,845.33	$33.42 SYP434K	+142.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.16 DZD18,503.56	$234.29 SYP3M	+69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.51 DZD12,389.29	$104.84 SYP1M	+13.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.64 DZD3,567.84	$72.18 SYP938K	+170.9%
Average			+57.6%

Algeria vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

	Algeria	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.04 DZD26,657.67	$58.71 SYP763K	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,846.85 DZD515K	$1,608.03 SYP21M	-58.2%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 DZD254.16	$2.00 SYP26,004	+5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.93 DZD124.65	$1.99 SYP25,927	+114.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.70 DZD362.16	$2.93 SYP38,086	+8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.45 DZD2,872.39	$19.01 SYP247K	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD556.49	$3.22 SYP41,839	-22.6%
Average			+8.0%

Algeria vs. Syria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.7% more for clothing

	Algeria	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.92 DZD4,007.53	$41.39 SYP538K	+38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.97 DZD5,085.50	$40.79 SYP530K	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.43 DZD9,030.76	$71.40 SYP928K	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.79 DZD8,944.88	$81.36 SYP1M	+21.8%
Average			+17.7%

Algeria vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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