Sweden vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sweden Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1571
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3555
$1337
🏠 One person rent
$811
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$514
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3016
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$56305
$421
😃 Human freedom index
8.75
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
82
13
🌐 English speaking %
89%
4%
🎓 Higher education
95
38
😀 Quality of life
92
7
🏙️ Population
10.6M
22.9M

The average cost of living in Sweden ($1571) is 186% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Sweden ranked 31st 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 1.9 months in Sweden compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 10th and 192nd 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
$12.5
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$4.26
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1625
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5608
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3611
$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.3
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.58
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.03
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.8
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.59
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.9
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4409
$1943

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1991
985K
Gothenburg
$1725
608K
Malmo
$1570
325K
Vasteras
$1338
129K
Uppsala
$1460
167K
Helsingborg
$1306
114K
Linkoping
$1347
116K
Orebro
$1275
127K
Taby
$1586
77.4K
Lund
$1459
94.4K
Umea
$1234
91.9K
Norrkoping
$1285
98.1K
Solna
$1628
85.3K
Sollentuna
$2039
77.3K
Jonkoping
$1407
101K
Eskilstuna
$1274
69.9K
Sodertalje
$1644
76.3K
Gavle
$1463
79K
Karlstad
$1259
67.1K
Halmstad
$1341
71.4K
Sigtuna
$1604
52.5K
Boras
$1264
74K
Uddevalla
$1355
57.1K
Lulea
$1355
49.1K
Sundsvall
$1285
58.8K
Skovde
$1415
57.6K
Trollhattan
$1206
50.5K
Vaxjo
$1328
71.3K
Ostersund
$1400
53K
Tumba
$1638
46K

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