Cost of living comparison
Syria is 11.7% cheaper than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.9% less in Syria
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% less in Syria
- Transportation
-
pay 41.1% more in Syria
- Housing
-
pay 37.5% more in Syria
- Childcare
-
pay 49.1% less in Syria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.7% less in Syria
- Clothing
-
pay 23.4% less in Syria
The cost of transportation and housing in Syria are more expensive than in Venezuela. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Syria.
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
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 41.1% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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