Cost of living comparison
Syria is 1.3% cheaper than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
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Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS73,060.81
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,118.25
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,205.90
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
UZS3,261.90
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,179.62
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,408.64
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
UZS53,173.79
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.77
UZS22,647.98
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,187.17
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,149.92
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,243.43
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,617.33
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,735.00
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,154.60
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.62
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 92.6% more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,385.55
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS127,795.62
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS191,693,432.25
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS38,019.20
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 35.6% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS173,016.89
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.98
UZS6,172,241.86
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.67
UZS4,161,887.15
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.75
UZS392,997.91
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.32
UZS2,956,176.30
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS94,972,656.53
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,418.54
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS23,023.62
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,559.12
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.55
UZS569,290.27
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
UZS40,060.57
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
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pay 53.4% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Syria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.87
UZS509,584.36
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.71
UZS686,387.85
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
UZS1,144,524.13
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.81
UZS1,543,945.25
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
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