Cost of living comparison
Syria is 24.5% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 27.5% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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