Cost of living comparison
Syria is 37.4% cheaper than Slovakia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.3% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 42.6% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 13.2% less in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 18.4% less in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 81.0% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.1% less in Syria
- Clothing
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pay 24.2% less in Syria
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.16
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.02
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.22
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.18
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.31
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.42
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.01
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.74
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.70
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.84
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.33
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€5.58
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€23.47
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€21,481.72
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€10.23
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€18.11
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€498.46
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€411.63
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€150.43
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€352.48
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,095.82
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.75
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.06
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.60
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€35.20
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.22
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€55.90
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€25.68
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€69.40
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€81.14
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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