Cost of living comparison
compared to
Syria vs. Greece Cost of Living Summary
Syria is 47.2% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.6% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 42.2% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 36.3% less in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 46.7% less in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 78.3% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.2% less in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 28.0% less in Syria
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Syria.
Syria vs. Greece Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Syria instead of Greece, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.20
€12.82
|
$5.33
SYP69,344
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
€8.66
|
$4.50
SYP58,509
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
€1.93
|
$1.13
SYP14,747
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
€0.57
|
$0.68
SYP8,862
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
€1.20
|
$0.64
SYP8,333
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.87
€5.80
|
$1.85
SYP24,087
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
€5.43
|
$3.81
SYP49,537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.35
€3.67
|
$1.94
SYP25,252
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
€3.88
|
$3.09
SYP40,163
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.81
|
$0.63
SYP8,224
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.78
|
$0.77
SYP10,067
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.54
|
$0.61
SYP7,896
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.80
|
$0.31
SYP4,046
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.48
|
$0.31
SYP4,002
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$0.36
SYP4,700
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of groceries
pay 36.3% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
€6.81
|
$8.09
SYP105K
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.82
€38.66
|
$10.00
SYP130K
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,422.52
€25,664.92
|
$19,287.91
SYP251M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.73
€12.42
|
$10.24
SYP133K
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of transportation
pay 46.7% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.85
€29.40
|
$40.76
SYP530K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.84
€489.16
|
$193.35
SYP3M
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$446.45
€376.63
|
$112.97
SYP1M
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.27
€141.11
|
$62.74
SYP816K
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of housing
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$440.29
€371.44
|
$46.24
SYP601K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,633.73
€5,596.32
|
$2,185.71
SYP28M
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of childcare
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.18
|
$3.89
SYP50,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.90
€3.29
|
$1.30
SYP16,874
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.49
€4.63
|
$3.08
SYP40,090
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.07
€43.08
|
$13.64
SYP177K
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
€8.09
|
$2.36
SYP30,671
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 28.0% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.21
€76.10
|
$30.17
SYP392K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.42
€34.94
|
$42.77
SYP556K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.35
€77.06
|
$70.57
SYP918K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.86
€89.30
|
$78.17
SYP1M
|
|
Greece vs. Syria - Cost of clothing
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