Cost of living comparison
Syria is 32.7% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Syria instead of Benin, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA427
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA315
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA779
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,710
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,425
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,201
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,510
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA730
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA307
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA384
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA430
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,334
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,318
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,398
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA110,790
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA81,314
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA116,589
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA127,052
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,726,869
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,541
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,321
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,304
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,164
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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