Cost of living comparison
Syria is 19.7% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Syria instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 16.9% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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