Cost of living comparison
Syria is 18.7% cheaper than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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