Cost of living comparison
Syria is 64.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Syria instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.13
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.88
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.64
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.95
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,316.76
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.61
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.84
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,577.75
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,404.36
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.81
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€802.96
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,417.68
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.66
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.12
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.02
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.52
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.50
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.19
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.05
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.43
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
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