Cost of living comparison
Syria is 56.2% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.08
€10.19
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.71
€7.09
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.45
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.39
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.76
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.01
€3.68
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.94
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.70
€29.16
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,886.27
€21,965.41
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.67
€10.73
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€29.20
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.45
€556.76
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.01
€462.56
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.16
€173.95
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.02
€429.46
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,474.52
€7,793.03
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.19
€2.94
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.75
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€6.98
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 57.2% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€81.65
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€87.06
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
€119.27
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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