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Syria vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 6.7% cheaper than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Syria
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 23.4% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$5.33 SYP69,344	-44.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$4.50 SYP58,509	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$1.13 SYP14,747	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.68 SYP8,862	+43.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Georgia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$0.64 SYP8,333	+17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$1.85 SYP24,087	-48.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$3.81 SYP49,537	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$1.94 SYP25,252	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$3.09 SYP40,163	+33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$0.63 SYP8,224	+23.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.77 SYP10,067	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.61 SYP7,896	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$0.31 SYP4,046	-58.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.31 SYP4,002	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.36 SYP4,700	+24.5%
Average			-6.5%

Georgia vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Georgia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$8.09 SYP105,151	+88.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$10.00 SYP130,020	-17.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$10.24 SYP133,081	+58.8%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Georgia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$40.76 SYP529,986	+159.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$62.74 SYP815,767	+12.2%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Georgia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$46.24 SYP601,162	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-31.6%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$3.89 SYP50,556	+133.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.30 SYP16,874	-47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$3.08 SYP40,090	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$13.64 SYP177,324	-69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$2.36 SYP30,671	-55.8%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

	Georgia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$30.17 SYP392,267	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$42.77 SYP556,062	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$70.57 SYP917,567	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	-15.7%
Average			-23.4%

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