Cost of living comparison
Syria is 52.6% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Syria instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 23.6% more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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