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Syria vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 32.3% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 63.5% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Syria
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Syria

Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$5.33 SYP69,344	-61.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.50 SYP58,509	-59.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.13 SYP14,747	-45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.68 SYP8,862	-28.7%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 63.5% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.64 SYP8,333	-76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.85 SYP24,087	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$3.81 SYP49,537	-54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.94 SYP25,252	-63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.09 SYP40,163	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.63 SYP8,224	-78.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.77 SYP10,067	-30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.61 SYP7,896	-83.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.31 SYP4,046	-91.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.31 SYP4,002	-76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.36 SYP4,700	-72.1%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.09 SYP105,151	+28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.00 SYP130,020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$10.24 SYP133,081	-80.1%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$40.76 SYP529,986	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$62.74 SYP815,767	-36.6%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$46.24 SYP601,162
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	+18.1%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.89 SYP50,556	+110.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.30 SYP16,874	-67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.08 SYP40,090
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$13.64 SYP177,324	-77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$2.36 SYP30,671	-61.9%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$30.17 SYP392,267	-39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.77 SYP556,062
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$70.57 SYP917,567	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$78.17 SYP1,016,375
Average			-22.2%

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