South Africa vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Africa Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1899
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$407
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$697
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1312
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$6766
$421
😃 Human freedom index
6.92
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
62.3
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
13
🌐 English speaking %
31%
4%
🎓 Higher education
83
38
😀 Quality of life
41
11
🏙️ Population
60.1M
18.5M

The average cost of living in South Africa ($815) is 68% more expensive than in Syria ($486). South Africa ranked 107th vs 184th 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 1.6 months in South Africa compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 121st and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in South Africa vs Syria

We calculate prices for South Africa and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 36 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.

South Africa Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.88
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.04
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$92.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.9
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.09%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$790
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$670
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$9.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.02
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.61
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$3.83
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.4
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3937
$1894

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$908
4.43M
Soweto
$875
1.27M
Pretoria
$783
742K
Rustenburg
$845
550K
Cape Town
$881
434K
Randburg
$776
337K
Durban
$780
595K
Centurion
$755
237K
Sandton
$889
222K
Pietermaritzburg
$609
619K
East London
$683
267K
Port Elizabeth
$866
312K
Kimberley
$753
225K
Kroonstad
$701
169K
Benoni
$741
159K
Klerksdorp
$621
187K
Bloemfontein
$601
256K
Springs
$631
122K
Vereeniging
$637
99K
Paarl
$773
112K
Worcester
$632
97.1K
Potchefstroom
$625
149K
Vanderbijlpark
$698
95.8K
Uitenhage
$805
104K
George
$684
157K
Mthatha
$689
96.1K
Upington
$643
121K
Middelburg
$866
87.3K
Bethal
$746
60.8K
Brits
$751
53.5K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K