Cost of living comparison

 British Virgin Islands
compared to
 Syria
Syria vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 48.1% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 67.0% less in Syria
Groceries
pay 71.3% less in Syria
Transportation
pay 70.5% more in Syria
Housing
pay 75.0% less in Syria
Childcare
pay 83.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 60.7% less in Syria
Clothing
pay 49.5% less in Syria

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 67.0% less for restaurants

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.49
 
$3.67
SYP47,674
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.25
 
$4.17
SYP54,175
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.97
 
$1.06
SYP13,813

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pay 71.3% less for groceries

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Bread
1 loaf
$4.96
 
$0.73
SYP9,513
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.75
 
$2.01
SYP26,081
Milk (1 gallon) $9.43
 
$3.58
SYP46,533

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pay 70.5% more for transportation

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$7.90
SYP102,772
Monthly public transit pass ?? $10.00
SYP130,020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $21,621.24
SYP281,119,375

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pay 75.0% less for housing

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$120.00
 
$50.57
SYP657,477
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,458.33
 
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,183.33
 
$105.66
SYP1,373,848

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pay 83.5% less for childcare

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$45.89
SYP596,722
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
 
$3.57
SYP46,439
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.04
 
$1.00
SYP12,957
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$2.58
SYP33,588

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pay 49.5% less for clothing

 
British Virgin Islands
Syria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$21.60
SYP280,836
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$32.17
SYP418,299
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$155.00
 
$66.81
SYP868,683

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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