Cost of living comparison
Syria is 18.4% cheaper than Madagascar.
If you lived in Syria instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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