Cost of living comparison
Syria is 13.2% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Syria instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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