Cost of living comparison
Syria is 22.4% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Syria instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.07
FCFA8,221
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
FCFA2,039
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA2,117
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.69
FCFA6,094
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,850
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
FCFA1,949
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
FCFA932
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,165
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 28.0% more for transportation
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
FCFA1,945
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
FCFA16,590
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,034.81
FCFA20,776,043
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
FCFA4,624
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$204.24
FCFA128,447
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.37
FCFA71,930
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
FCFA26,324
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$326.78
FCFA205,515
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
FCFA3,597
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,841
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
FCFA30,827
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,387
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.51
FCFA15,414
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$102.12
FCFA64,224
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$245.08
FCFA154,137
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
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