Cost of living comparison
Syria is 60.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Syria instead of United States, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
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United States
|
Syria
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
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pay 65.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Syria
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.18
£447
|
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pay 25.3% less for transportation
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United States
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
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pay 75.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
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pay 24.3% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Syria
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$63.29
£159,007
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