Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Nepal

Nepal vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 39.0% cheaper than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Nepal
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Nepal
Housing: pay 58.1% less in Nepal
Childcare: pay 15.5% more in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 52.8% less in Nepal

The cost of childcare and transportation in Nepal are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Nepal.

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Nepal vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Syria	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$1.97 NPR299.13	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$6.74 NPR1,024.60	+28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.46 NPR70.05	-69.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.14 NPR21.00	-81.5%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	Syria	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.47 NPR72.17	-16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$3.10 NPR471.31	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$2.53 NPR385.06	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.39 NPR211.96	-32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$1.29 NPR196.68	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.91 NPR138.06	+90.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.40 NPR60.15	-47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.48 NPR73.03	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.25 NPR37.49	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.16 NPR24.01	-54.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.23 NPR34.25	-39.5%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Syria	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$4.32 NPR656.58	-44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$10.73 NPR1,632.25	+65.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$26,812.36 NPR4M	+51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$8.54 NPR1,298.08	-30.4%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 58.1% less for housing

	Syria	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$8.34 NPR1,268.78	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$88.47 NPR13,454.59	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$57.13 NPR8,688.16	-45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$23.42 NPR3,561.23	-67.6%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 15.5% more for childcare

	Syria	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$47.95 NPR7,292.39	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$2,626.40 NPR399K	+63.3%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.34 NPR355.64	+16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$1.32 NPR201.11	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$2.34 NPR356.61	-19.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$16.63 NPR2,528.59	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$2.42 NPR368.54	-24.7%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 52.8% less for clothing

	Syria	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$21.01 NPR3,195.31	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$26.87 NPR4,086.50	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$36.07 NPR5,485.09	-49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$23.87 NPR3,630.11	-70.7%
Average			-52.8%

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