Cost of living comparison
Syria is 69.6% more expensive than Latakia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% more in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 55.7% more in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 32.0% more in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 79.9% more in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.1% more in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Syria
The cost of transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing in Syria are more expensive than in Latakia. Notably, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Latakia, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP10,662
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP5,281
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.03
SYP39,374
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
SYP24,192
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
SYP25,950
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,833
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP4,718
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP2,359
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
SYP2,221
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP2,683
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.11
SYP1,474
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.65
SYP34,453
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.60
SYP59,809
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.00
SYP845,130
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.67
SYP3,077,140
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$94.05
SYP1,222,795
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.29
SYP198,854
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 79.9% more for childcare
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SYP260,040
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
SYP13,002
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.65
SYP8,451
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
SYP19,503
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.30
SYP185,930
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SYP26,004
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Latakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.33
SYP238,370
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.00
SYP520,080
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.27
SYP432,535
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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