Australia vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$57.8
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$847
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
15
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
4%
🎓 Higher education
98
38
😀 Quality of life
97
17
🏙️ Population
27.2M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 336% more expensive than in Syria ($564). Australia ranked 11th vs 171st 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 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 4th and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Syria

We calculate prices for Australia and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 64 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.

Australia Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.47
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$70.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$1.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$64.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$1780

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$551
2M
Damascus
$706
2.69M
Homs
$390
775K
Hama
$441
697K
Latakia
$446
709K
Raqqa
$518
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$521
272K
Al-Hasakah
$497
188K
Qamishli
$490
184K
Idlib
$559
165K