Cost of living comparison
Syria is 72.2% more expensive than Pakistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 50.0% more in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 80.0% more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 51.3% more in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.9% more in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 61.4% more in Syria
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, childcare, and groceries in Syria are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR456.54
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,034.72
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR83.36
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.98
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR152.19
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR691.98
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR765.74
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR322.56
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR345.77
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR130.18
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR78.20
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.71
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.11
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.79
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.62
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,037.02
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,876.19
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,243,954.62
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,296.89
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,863.23
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,801.50
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,615.62
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,912.16
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 51.3% more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,601.60
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR355,326.21
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR509.95
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR418.07
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR528.46
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,554.96
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,081.94
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,965.36
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,120.22
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,146.66
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,088.86
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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