Cost of living comparison
Syria is 31.0% more expensive than Somalia.
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
SOS1,512
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,662
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS461
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS292
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,117
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,383
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,259
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,524
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS985
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS750
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS342
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,351
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,261
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,280,085
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,240
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,470
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,272
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,242
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,801
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 86.3% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,494
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS423,559
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,993
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS705
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS767
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,113
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,852
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 65.9% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,617
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,184
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,768
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,114
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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