Cost of living comparison
Syria is 52.0% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Syria instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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