Cost of living comparison
Syria is 16.4% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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