Cost of living comparison
Syria is 29.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Syria instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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