Syria is 65.1% cheaper than Iceland.

If you lived in Syria instead of Iceland, you would:

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pay 73.8% less for restaurants

 
Iceland
Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.40
ISK2,691
$3.67
SYP9,213
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$16.94
ISK2,350
$4.17
SYP10,469
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.81
ISK390
$1.06
SYP2,669

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pay 64.0% less for groceries

 
Iceland
Syria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.95
ISK410
$0.73
SYP1,838
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.27
ISK1,008
$2.01
SYP5,040
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
ISK833
$3.58
SYP8,992

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

 
Iceland
Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.36
ISK1,160
$7.90
SYP19,860
Monthly public transit pass $71.28
ISK9,888
$10.00
SYP25,125
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $40,660.66
ISK5,640,447
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016

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pay 61.4% less for housing

 
Iceland
Syria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
ISK10,012
$50.57
SYP127,052
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,838.04
ISK254,973
$202.90
SYP509,793
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,497.77
ISK207,771
$105.66
SYP265,485

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

 
Iceland
Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $258.16
ISK35,813
$45.89
SYP115,312
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,993.99
ISK831,487
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230

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pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iceland
Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.19
ISK1,275
$3.57
SYP8,974
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.65
ISK645
$1.00
SYP2,504
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.76
ISK1,631
$2.58
SYP6,491

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pay 61.1% less for clothing

 
Iceland
Syria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.23
ISK15,430
$21.60
SYP54,269
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.69
ISK8,280
$32.17
SYP80,833
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$148.00
ISK20,530
$66.81
SYP167,866

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