Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.5 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
Syria
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
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