Cost of living comparison
Syria is 65.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Syria instead of Germany, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.59
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.22
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,897.64
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.43
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.20
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€736.08
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.77
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.62
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.32
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,506.73
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.99
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.57
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.55
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 58.0% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.93
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.97
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.61
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.58
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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