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
EGP201.41
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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