Cost of living comparison
Syria is 31.0% more expensive than Somalia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% more in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 34.1% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 89.8% more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 11.5% more in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 86.3% more in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.1% less in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 65.9% more in Syria
The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Syria are more expensive than in Somalia. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,514
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,665
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS462
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,119
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,387
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,261
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS505
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS343
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,354
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,279
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,284,152
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,246
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,492
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,385
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,308
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,868
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 86.3% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,533
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS424,084
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,998
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS706
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,135
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,856
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 65.9% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,630
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,200
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,787
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,146
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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