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
-
pay 3.8% more in Syria
- Childcare
-
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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,331.13
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,761.47
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF449.08
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF319.12
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF517.65
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,627.34
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,428.94
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF969.83
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF848.72
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF246.90
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF275.13
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF271.19
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF464.10
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF181.27
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF198.50
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,242.91
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF7,629.12
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF9,430,796.11
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,361.15
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,361.54
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF155,633.67
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF118,883.33
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF37,408.54
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF100,701.28
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,690,759.36
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF583.10
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF686.13
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,076.79
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF16,045.63
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,354.16
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF24,321.85
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,122.34
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF24,550.71
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF28,704.73
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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