Cost of living comparison
Syria is 27.1% cheaper than Hungary overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.9% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 32.9% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 9.8% less in Syria
- Housing
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pay 3.8% more in Syria
- Childcare
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pay 76.7% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.4% less in Syria
- Clothing
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pay 14.7% less in Syria
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,063.40
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,539.53
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF412.99
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF293.47
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF476.05
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,496.55
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,314.10
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF891.88
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF780.51
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF227.06
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF253.02
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF249.39
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF426.80
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF166.70
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF182.54
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,062.64
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,015.95
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF8,672,821.59
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,010.63
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF5,850.25
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF143,125.04
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF109,328.41
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF34,401.93
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF92,607.69
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,474,496.91
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF536.23
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF630.98
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF1,909.88
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF14,756.01
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,164.95
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF22,367.05
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF9,308.78
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF22,577.51
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF26,397.66
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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