Cost of living comparison
Syria is 62.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Syria instead of Norway, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 68.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 60.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 77.5% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Norway
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Syria or Norway. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.