Cost of living comparison
Syria is 0.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Syria instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.14
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.42
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,814.87
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.03
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.06
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.20
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.21
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.45
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,031.05
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.04
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.78
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.29
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.43
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.93
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.58
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.67
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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