Cost of living comparison
Syria is 9.5% cheaper than Togo.
If you lived in Syria instead of Togo, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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