Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 39.6% more in Poland
Transportation: pay 54.9% more in Poland
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Poland
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.8% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 25.5% more in Poland

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

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Poland vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.8% more for restaurants

	Syria	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$10.02 PLN38.91	+66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$8.33 PLN32.36	+58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$2.06 PLN7.99	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$1.69 PLN6.55	+125.5%
Average			+65.8%

Syria vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.6% more for groceries

	Syria	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.26 PLN4.91	+123.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$4.34 PLN16.87	+63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$3.75 PLN14.56	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$3.32 PLN12.89	+61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.84 PLN11.04	+10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.51 PLN1.99	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.72 PLN2.79	-4.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.77 PLN3.00	+66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.22 PLN4.76	+216.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.38 PLN1.49	+9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.45 PLN1.76	+21.9%
Average			+39.6%

Syria vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.9% more for transportation

	Syria	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$6.15 PLN23.90	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$30.85 PLN119.83	+374.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$30,440.20 PLN118K	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$8.65 PLN33.58	-29.5%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Syria	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$16.87 PLN65.54	-49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	+171.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	+401.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$213.80 PLN830.55	+196.2%
Average			+223.1%

Syria vs. Poland - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Syria	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+539.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	+356.6%
Average			+440.2%

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pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$3.44 PLN13.36	+71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$3.38 PLN13.13	+69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$5.25 PLN20.38	+79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$36.23 PLN140.74	+90.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$7.22 PLN28.04	+124.3%
Average			+88.8%

Syria vs. Poland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.5% more for clothing

	Syria	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$81.02 PLN314.75	+95.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$36.65 PLN142.38	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$85.93 PLN333.81	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$95.22 PLN369.91	+17.0%
Average			+25.5%

Syria vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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