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Syria vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 20.9% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 77.3% more in Syria
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 77.9% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.6% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Syria

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Syria are more expensive than in Belarus. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Syria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Syria.

Syria vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.2% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN23.21	$5.33 SYP69,344	-32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.70	$4.50 SYP58,509	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.76	$1.13 SYP14,747	+89.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.10	$0.68 SYP8,862	+83.1%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Belarus	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.60	$0.64 SYP8,333	+17.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.92	$1.85 SYP24,087	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.44	$3.81 SYP49,537	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.78	$1.94 SYP25,252	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.74	$3.09 SYP40,163	+91.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.52	$0.63 SYP8,224	+22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.14	$0.77 SYP10,067	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.27	$0.61 SYP7,896	-21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.43	$0.31 SYP4,046	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.69	$0.31 SYP4,002	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.81	$0.36 SYP4,700	+31.6%
Average			+16.5%

Belarus vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.3% more for transportation

	Belarus	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.61	$8.09 SYP105,151	+176.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN36.49	$10.00 SYP130,020	-19.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN51,225.79	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.48	$10.24 SYP133,081	+141.5%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Belarus	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN35.35	$40.76 SYP529,986	+239.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN877.56	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN527.34	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN118.00	$62.74 SYP815,767	+56.5%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 77.9% less for childcare

	Belarus	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN827.95	$46.24 SYP601,162	-83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN23,242.50	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-72.3%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.89	$3.89 SYP50,556	+295.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.26	$1.30 SYP16,874	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.89	$3.08 SYP40,090	+85.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN87.77	$13.64 SYP177,324	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.42	$2.36 SYP30,671	-33.4%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Belarus	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN124.92	$30.17 SYP392,267	-28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN115.37	$42.77 SYP556,062	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN289.67	$70.57 SYP917,567	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN243.42	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	-5.5%
Average			-13.4%

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