Cost of living comparison
Syria is 16.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Syria instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 96.6% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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