Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 9.3 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Syria, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 35.2 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
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