Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 54.9% more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.0% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 63.3% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 59.3% more in Syria
Housing: pay 68.7% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 10.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Syria

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Syria are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Syria.

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Syria vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.0% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$6.00 SYP78,012	+70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$5.25 SYP68,260	+21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$1.49 SYP19,370	+350.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.75 SYP9,728	+371.6%
Average			+85.0%

Egypt vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.3% more for groceries

	Egypt	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$0.57 SYP7,359	-4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$2.66 SYP34,538	+51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$4.45 SYP57,812	+40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$2.06 SYP26,749	+56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$2.58 SYP33,595	+39.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$0.48 SYP6,207	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.75 SYP9,778	+146.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.46 SYP6,024	+112.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.39 SYP5,036	+134.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.35 SYP4,529	+137.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.37 SYP4,837	+136.0%
Average			+63.3%

Egypt vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.3% more for transportation

	Egypt	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$7.74 SYP101K	+378.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$6.50 SYP84,513	-18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$17,646.72 SYP229M	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$12.26 SYP159K	+320.4%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 68.7% more for housing

	Egypt	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$33.42 SYP434K	+145.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$234.29 SYP3M	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$104.84 SYP1M	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$72.18 SYP938K	+428.5%
Average			+68.7%

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pay 10.5% less for childcare

	Egypt	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$58.71 SYP763K	-17.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$1,608.03 SYP21M	-2.6%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$2.00 SYP26,004	+31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$1.99 SYP25,927	+47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$2.93 SYP38,086	+58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$19.01 SYP247K	-4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$3.22 SYP41,839	+5.3%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Egypt	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$41.39 SYP538K	+108.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$40.79 SYP530K	+8.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$71.40 SYP928K	-36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$81.36 SYP1M	+77.3%
Average			+26.4%

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