Cost of living comparison
Syria is 39.9% cheaper than Senegal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.6% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 41.4% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 26.4% less in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 50.6% less in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 75.0% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.1% less in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 32.0% less in Syria
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,174
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,740
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA591
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA628
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA352
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,309
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,744
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,542
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,802
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA650
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA521
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA631
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA563
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA410
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA346
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,911
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,654
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA17,219,170
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA16,176
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA31,029
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA595,673
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA208,717
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA62,247
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA159,147
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,341,318
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,565
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,702
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA939
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA41,396
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,218
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA37,569
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA24,002
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA56,354
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA59,224
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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