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Syria vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 32.1% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 32.2% less in Syria
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 37.0% less in Syria

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 43.4% less for restaurants

	Albania	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 ALL802	$3.67 SYP47,674	-56.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 ALL668	$4.17 SYP54,175	-40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ALL159	$1.06 SYP13,813	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ALL78	$0.47 SYP6,174	-41.3%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Albania	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 ALL81	$0.73 SYP9,513	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ALL507	$2.01 SYP26,081	-62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 ALL690	$3.58 SYP46,533	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.11 ALL298	$2.09 SYP27,171	-32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 ALL298	$2.65 SYP34,440	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$0.42 SYP5,407	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ALL100	$0.77 SYP10,030	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ALL65	$0.38 SYP4,961	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL65	$0.32 SYP4,153	-52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL45	$0.29 SYP3,709	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL49	$0.25 SYP3,307	-49.9%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 32.2% less for transportation

	Albania	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 ALL748	$7.90 SYP102,772	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.64 ALL1,689	$10.00 SYP130,020	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,265.14 ALL2,707,049	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.70 ALL2,940	$11.27 SYP146,528	-63.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Albania	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.01 ALL1,533	$50.57 SYP657,477	+215.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.88 ALL42,895	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.85 ALL31,112	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.67 ALL5,523	$38.53 SYP500,915	-33.2%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Albania	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.56 ALL16,144	$45.89 SYP596,722	-72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,514.89 ALL336,633	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	-38.9%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ALL249	$3.57 SYP46,439	+37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 ALL170	$1.00 SYP12,957	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 ALL355	$2.58 SYP33,588	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.45 ALL4,258	$14.23 SYP184,954	-68.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL732	$2.67 SYP34,672	-65.1%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 37.0% less for clothing

	Albania	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.86 ALL4,872	$21.60 SYP280,836	-57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.61 ALL3,889	$32.17 SYP418,299	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.86 ALL8,702	$66.81 SYP868,683	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.22 ALL11,610	$68.69 SYP893,164	-43.3%
Average			-37.0%

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