Cost of living comparison
Syria is 93.1% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Syria instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP195.38
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP238.78
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.08
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.37
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.11
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP162.81
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.13
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.21
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.39
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.58
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.25
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.80
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.20
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.16
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.36
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP592.81
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,439,048.80
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.01
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP376.42
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,173.43
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,484.88
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP585.03
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,285.70
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP72,693.85
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP88.50
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP67.96
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.33
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,079.25
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.20
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,157.14
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,393.52
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,796.45
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,825.51
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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