Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Syria

Aleppo vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 61.3% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% less in Aleppo
Groceries: pay 36.6% less in Aleppo
Transportation: pay 54.5% less in Aleppo
Housing: pay 80.8% less in Aleppo
Childcare: pay 96.7% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.9% less in Aleppo
Clothing: pay 10.6% less in Aleppo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Aleppo.

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Aleppo vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aleppo instead of London, you would:

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pay 72.1% less for restaurants

	London	Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.43 £19.96	$3.00 SYP39,006	-88.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$3.25 SYP42,256	-69.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 £2.23	$1.26 SYP16,439	-57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 £1.63	$0.57 SYP7,450	-73.4%
Average			-72.1%

London vs. Aleppo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	London	Aleppo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 £1.54	$0.90 SYP11,679	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 £4.80	$4.05 SYP52,659	-36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 £5.27	$5.85 SYP76,091	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.01 £3.78	$3.10 SYP40,314	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 £3.63	$2.84 SYP36,914	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.06	$0.55 SYP7,213	-60.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 £0.48	$1.11 SYP14,369	+75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 £1.04	$0.57 SYP7,363	-58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 £1.14	$0.39 SYP5,065	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.56	$0.37 SYP4,829	-49.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 £0.60	$0.42 SYP5,446	-47.5%
Average			-36.6%

London vs. Aleppo - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.5% less for transportation

	London	Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 £6.00	$5.14 SYP66,812	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$245.79 £185.60	$3.00 SYP39,006	-98.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,182.92 £28,832.53	$22,940.16 SYP298M	-39.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.77 £23.99	$17.81 SYP232K	-43.9%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 80.8% less for housing

	London	Aleppo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.48 £30.57	$20.00 SYP260K	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,841.09 £2,145.35	$89.80 SYP1M	-96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,287.10 £1,727.03	$77.23 SYP1M	-96.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$284.00 £214.45	$58.50 SYP761K	-79.4%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 96.7% less for childcare

	London	Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,857.20 £2,157.52	$69.35 SYP902K	-97.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,755.44 £26,999.50	$1,543.35 SYP20M	-95.7%
Average			-96.7%

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pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.25 £6.98	$3.00 SYP39,006	-67.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 £4.24	$1.26 SYP16,357	-77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.46 £17.71	$3.25 SYP42,256	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 £45.72	$15.08 SYP196K	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.84 £13.47	$3.00 SYP39,006	-83.2%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 10.6% less for clothing

	London	Aleppo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$113.97 £86.06	$69.22 SYP900K	-39.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 £40.75	$63.02 SYP819K	+16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.54 £94.79	$112.93 SYP1M	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$162.46 £122.68	$146.13 SYP2M	-10.0%
Average			-10.6%

London vs. Aleppo - Cost of clothing

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