Cost of living comparison
Syria is 3.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Syria instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 80.1% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 83.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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