Cost of living comparison
Syria is 26.2% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Syria instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 99.5% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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