Cost of living comparison
Syria is 62.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Syria instead of Israel, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 47.9% less for transportation
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 77.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Israel
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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