Cost of living comparison

 Reykjavik, Iceland
compared to
 Aleppo, Syria
Aleppo vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary
Aleppo vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aleppo instead of Reykjavik, you would:

pay 76.9% less for restaurants

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
ISK2,493
$3.00
SYP39,006
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$18.02
ISK2,246
$2.50
SYP32,505
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.15
ISK393
$1.32
SYP17,126

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Bread
1 loaf
$3.61
ISK450
$0.93
SYP12,105
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.76
ISK967
$2.67
SYP34,738
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
ISK798
$3.66
SYP47,631

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pay 48.6% less for transportation

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.50
ISK1,060
$5.14
SYP66,812
Monthly public transit pass $74.95
ISK9,343
$3.00
SYP39,006
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,450.45
ISK5,291,449
$27,863.72
SYP362,284,124

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pay 69.0% less for housing

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.87
ISK8,709
$19.95
SYP259,419
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,971.17
ISK245,706
$89.80
SYP1,167,586
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,803.44
ISK224,799
$77.23
SYP1,004,089

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.14
ISK31,429
$69.35
SYP901,697
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,993.99
ISK747,151
$3,147.96
SYP40,929,761

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pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.81
ISK1,348
$8.47
SYP110,063
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.31
ISK661
$1.06
SYP13,841
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.25
ISK1,526
$3.25
SYP42,256

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

 
Reykjavik
Aleppo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.97
ISK13,583
$24.47
SYP318,095
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.72
ISK6,198
$63.02
SYP819,329
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$151.85
ISK18,929
$112.93
SYP1,468,373

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