Cost of living comparison
Syria is 42.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Syria instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 29.9% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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