Cost of living comparison
Syria is 8.9% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Syria instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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