Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Belarus

Belarus vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 31.5% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Belarus
Groceries: pay 15.3% more in Belarus
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Belarus
Housing: pay 41.6% more in Belarus
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Belarus
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Belarus

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Belarus are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Belarus.

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Belarus vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belarus instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Syria	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$9.13 BYN27.54	+52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$6.06 BYN18.26	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.82 BYN2.47	-45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.53 BYN1.60	-29.0%
Average			+15.6%

Syria vs. Belarus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

	Syria	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.70 BYN2.10	+23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$3.61 BYN10.87	+35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$3.35 BYN10.11	-24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.53 BYN4.63	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.12 BYN6.40	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.66 BYN1.98	+37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.82 BYN2.48	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.91 BYN2.75	+97.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.07 BYN3.24	+177.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.27 BYN0.82	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.36 BYN1.08	-3.3%
Average			+15.3%

Syria vs. Belarus - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Syria	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$3.28 BYN9.91	-57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$14.80 BYN44.63	+127.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$5.26 BYN15.88	-57.0%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 41.6% more for housing

	Syria	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$13.80 BYN41.61	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$226.01 BYN681.62	+115.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$48.74 BYN147.00	-32.5%
Average			+41.6%

Syria vs. Belarus - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$337.47 BYN1,017.77	+474.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10	+988.5%
Average			+691.0%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.62 BYN4.88	-19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$1.86 BYN5.61	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$2.42 BYN7.30	-17.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$33.16 BYN100.00	+74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$4.56 BYN13.77	+41.9%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Syria	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$49.04 BYN147.90	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$44.02 BYN132.77	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$104.41 BYN314.89	+46.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$97.29 BYN293.40	+19.6%
Average			+22.3%

Syria vs. Belarus - Cost of clothing

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