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
SZL55.95
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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