Cost of living comparison
Syria is 51.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Syria instead of Italy, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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