Cost of living comparison
Syria is 20.2% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Syria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 8.8% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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