Cost of living comparison
Syria is 42.2% cheaper than Cabo Verde overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.4% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 56.6% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 27.9% less in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 49.8% less in Syria
- Childcare
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pay 45.1% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.3% less in Syria
- Clothing
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pay 40.1% less in Syria
Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE521.46
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE496.63
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE220.43
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE121.70
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 56.6% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE256.63
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE687.17
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE512.28
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE286.55
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE336.21
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE164.48
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE119.11
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE142.67
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE200.30
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE109.25
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE88.60
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE659.29
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,582.45
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,979,750.67
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,197.57
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 49.8% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,847.76
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE48,598.70
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE35,769.22
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,884.75
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE13,917.49
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE288,539.19
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE275.63
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE183.64
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE446.96
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,511.01
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE794.60
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,717.94
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,469.63
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,435.88
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,898.75
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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