Cost of living comparison
Syria is 52.3% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Syria instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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