Cost of living comparison
Syria is 3.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Syria instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
₱211.57
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
₱42.94
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₱23.50
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
₱198.60
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.61
₱389.19
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₱107.20
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
₱78.42
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
₱37.62
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
₱67.23
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
₱39.64
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱57.25
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₱71.05
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
₱248.49
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.49
₱676.12
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₱158.79
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₱72.39
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
₱128.69
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.28
₱310.66
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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