Burundi is 2.0 times more expensive than Syria.

If you lived in Burundi instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

 
Syria
Burundi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.50
SYP8,794
$1.89
BIF5,490
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.38
SYP10,992
$3.80
BIF11,032
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
SYP2,048
$0.51
BIF1,471

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Syria
Burundi
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
SYP2,265
$0.73
BIF2,110
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.69
SYP4,248
$6.06
BIF17,587
Milk (1 gallon) $2.92
SYP7,336
$2.78
BIF8,061

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Syria
Burundi
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.24
SYP15,666
??
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
SYP25,125
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
??

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pay 19.6% more for housing

 
Syria
Burundi
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.74
SYP117,441
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $176.15
SYP442,577
$291.52
BIF845,961
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $100.11
SYP251,534
$73.86
BIF214,345

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

 
Syria
Burundi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $42.06
SYP105,683
$103.39
BIF300,018
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
$10,338.70
BIF30,001,818

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Syria
Burundi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.62
SYP4,083
$1.27
BIF3,677
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.04
SYP2,625
$3.04
BIF8,826
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.19
SYP5,496
$2.42
BIF7,035

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Syria
Burundi
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$23.57
SYP59,232
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.06
SYP55,435
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$42.21
SYP106,060
??

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