Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.7 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Spain instead of Syria, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
Syria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Syria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 75.9% more for clothing
Syria
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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