Cost of living comparison
Syria is 26.8% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Russia, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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