Cost of living comparison
Syria is 2.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Syria instead of Libya, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 98.1% more for childcare
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
Libya
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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