Cost of living comparison
Syria is 48.9% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.61
€7.00
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
€7.19
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.31
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
€5.39
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.17
€2.91
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.70
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€6.03
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.03
€23.94
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.83
€23,515.42
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.02
€11.05
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.97
€18.36
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$574.42
€528.23
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$479.28
€440.74
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.37
€161.27
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$376.22
€345.97
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,374.05
€6,781.05
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
€2.15
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
€37.06
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.28
€7.61
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.69
€60.41
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
€33.39
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.32
€73.86
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.31
€78.45
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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