Cost of living comparison
Syria is 14.3% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Syria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 44.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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