Cost of living comparison
Syria is 2.4% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Syria instead of Togo, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA599
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA855
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA971
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA777
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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