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Syria vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 45.6% cheaper than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.5% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 51.5% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Syria
Housing: pay 69.5% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 80.7% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.5% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$5.33 SYP69,344	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$4.50 SYP58,509	-64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$1.13 SYP14,747	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.68 SYP8,862	-63.6%
Average			-53.5%

Djibouti vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$0.64 SYP8,333	-93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$1.85 SYP24,087	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$3.81 SYP49,537	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$1.94 SYP25,252	-71.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.09 SYP40,163	-62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$0.63 SYP8,224	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.77 SYP10,067	+40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.61 SYP7,896	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.31 SYP4,046	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.31 SYP4,002	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.36 SYP4,700	-41.7%
Average			-51.5%

Djibouti vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$8.09 SYP105,151	+22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$10.00 SYP130,020	-53.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-42.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$10.24 SYP133,081	-78.5%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 69.5% less for housing

	Djibouti	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$40.76 SYP529,986	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$62.74 SYP815,767	-84.2%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 80.7% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$46.24 SYP601,162	-86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-75.1%
Average			-80.7%

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pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$3.89 SYP50,556	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$1.30 SYP16,874	-64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$3.08 SYP40,090	+13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$13.64 SYP177,324	-84.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$2.36 SYP30,671	-72.0%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$30.17 SYP392,267	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$42.77 SYP556,062	+117.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$70.57 SYP917,567	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+39.2%
Average			+21.4%

Djibouti vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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