Cost of living comparison
Syria is 22.6% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Syria instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 12.1% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 74.0% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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