Cost of living comparison
Syria is 11.3% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Syria instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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