Cost of living comparison
Syria is 11.7% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in Syria instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 45.9% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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