Sweden vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1578
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3550
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$827
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2823
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$56374
$421
😃 Human freedom index
8.75
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
82
13
🌐 English speaking %
89%
4%
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
92
11
🏙️ Population
10.4M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1578) is 224% more expensive than in Syria ($486). Sweden ranked 28th 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 1.8 months in Sweden compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 11th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Sweden vs Syria

We calculate prices for Sweden and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 60 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.

Sweden Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.7
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.14
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$936
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$92.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1216
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.1
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5722
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3563
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.9
$9.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.68
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.18
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$3.83
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.7
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5136
$1894

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K

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