Cost of living comparison
Syria is 15.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Syria instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
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