Argentina vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Argentina Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1337
🏠 One person rent
$265
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$479
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.6
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$506
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$13731
$421
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
76.1
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
13
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
4%
🎓 Higher education
82
38
😀 Quality of life
52
7
🏙️ Population
47.3M
22.9M

The average cost of living in Argentina ($702) is 28% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Argentina ranked 136th vs 173rd for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Argentina compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 76th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Argentina vs Syria

We calculate prices for Argentina and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 123 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Argentina Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.6
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
39.25%
14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.48
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.89
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.61
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3480
$1943

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In Argentina

City Cost of living Population
Buenos Aires
$909
3.12M
Cordoba
$927
1.33M
Rosario
$631
1.19M
Mar del Plata
$748
593K
Lanus
$808
459K
Merlo
$754
244K
San Miguel de Tucuman
$695
606K
Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
248K
Quilmes
$481
262K
Gonzalez Catan
$757
238K
Resistencia
$379
299K
Isidro Casanova
$771
191K
Jose C. Paz
$767
217K
San Juan
$658
471K
Salta
$729
535K
Bahia Blanca
$744
299K
Las Heras
$609
204K
Moreno
$750
172K
Godoy Cruz
$608
191K
Rafael Castillo
$759
148K
Santiago del Estero
$388
430K
San Salvador de Jujuy
$604
322K
La Plata
$616
193K
Berazategui
$683
181K
Neuquen
$705
289K
Posadas
$314
276K
Virrey del Pino
$742
156K
Ezeiza
$749
160K
San Justo
$790
137K
Rio Cuarto
$534
200K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K