Cost of living comparison
Syria is 37.4% cheaper than Slovakia.
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
€7.72
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.72
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.96
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.01
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.31
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.04
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.53
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€537.60
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€443.95
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€162.24
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€380.16
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.88
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.23
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.97
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€37.97
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.79
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€87.51
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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