Cost of living comparison
Syria is 58.7% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Syria instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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