Portugal vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1424
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3242
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$856
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1421
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1305
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$28844
$847
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
82.3
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
12
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
4%
🎓 Higher education
88
37
😀 Quality of life
77
17
🏙️ Population
10.7M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1424) is 162% more expensive than in Syria ($544). Portugal ranked 40th vs 177th 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 0.9 months in Portugal compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 38th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Syria

We calculate prices for Portugal and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 124 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.

Portugal Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$866
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$703
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1622
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1243
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.63%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2697
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.35
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.2
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.32
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.31
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.53
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.8
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$517
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10582
$2025

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K