Cost of living comparison
Syria is 24.9% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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