Cost of living comparison
Syria is 2.9% cheaper than Morocco.
If you lived in Syria instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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