Cost of living comparison
Syria is 29.0% cheaper than Angola overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.5% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0 times more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 57.8% less in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 89.5% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 8.2% less in Syria
- Clothing
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pay 64.7% less in Syria
Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Angola, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.87
AOA5,354.55
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.83
AOA7,137.03
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
AOA1,495.87
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
AOA949.90
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AOA1,177.64
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
AOA5,696.66
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
AOA6,316.08
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
AOA2,131.20
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
AOA2,473.62
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
AOA1,071.79
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
AOA448.96
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
AOA1,261.05
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
AOA858.62
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
AOA738.93
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
AOA644.74
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.40
AOA1,280.33
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.17
AOA30,254.48
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,880.09
AOA18,130,646.11
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.84
AOA9,882.11
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.73
AOA121,048.86
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$493.78
AOA450,322.91
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$282.94
AOA258,041.27
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.50
AOA67,030.93
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$697.15
AOA635,801.26
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,918.69
AOA13,605,846.97
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
AOA1,413.29
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
AOA3,273.11
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
AOA2,172.79
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.94
AOA39,157.91
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
AOA4,091.55
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Angola
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.67
AOA89,070.69
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$79.01
AOA72,055.11
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.43
AOA118,043.82
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$254.73
AOA232,317.60
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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