Cost of living comparison
Syria is 30.7% more expensive than Tunisia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.6% more in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 33.1% more in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 49.0% more in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 13.3% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.4% more in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 25.0% less in Syria
The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Syria are more expensive than in Tunisia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Syria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Syria.
If you lived in Syria instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.700
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.160
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.940
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.850
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.500
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.260
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.520
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.530
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.320
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.380
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.120
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.490
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.930
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.840
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.710
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.280
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND28.830
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND110,530.960
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.180
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND53.580
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND599.320
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND403.310
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND101.630
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND244.700
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,781.350
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.250
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.510
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND9.980
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND83.820
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.650
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND113.250
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND157.570
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND279.420
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND205.450
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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