Cost of living comparison
Syria is 72.2% more expensive than Pakistan.
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
PKR452.81
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 51.3% more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 61.4% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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