Cost of living comparison
Syria is 18.3% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Syria instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 3.0% less for housing
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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