Cost of living comparison
Syria is 58.2% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Syria instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 31.4% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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