Cost of living comparison
Syria is 24.2% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Syria instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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