Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Syria, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Syria
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
?? |
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