Cost of living comparison
Syria is 21.0% cheaper than Namibia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.6% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 35.2% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 23.0% more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 42.2% less in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 66.2% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.6% less in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 7.2% less in Syria
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 14.6% less for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD149.01
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD79.27
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.61
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.81
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.41
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD62.48
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD95.85
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD48.07
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD43.66
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.88
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.36
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.36
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.59
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD17.14
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.48
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD89.40
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD638.63
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD292,704.09
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD133.05
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,197.29
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,473.64
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,148.55
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD964.37
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,175.40
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD99,354.41
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.94
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.82
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD55.61
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD650.51
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD91.80
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD702.49
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD505.31
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,312.73
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,303.86
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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