Cost of living comparison
Syria is 59.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Syria instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 94.1% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
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