Cost of living comparison
Syria is 27.3% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 98.4% more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 45.4% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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