Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 6.8 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Syria, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for housing
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 18.6 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Syria
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
|
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