Cost of living comparison
Syria is 56.9% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Syria instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 33.4% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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