Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
SYP959
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
SYP639
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.69
SYP172,597
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