Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 64.0% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Syria, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Syria
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Syria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
Syria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Syria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 76.5% more for childcare
Syria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Syria
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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