Cost of living comparison
Syria is 9.3% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Syria instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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