Cost of living comparison
Syria is 4.4% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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