Cost of living comparison
Syria is 4.4% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 79.3% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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