If I were extremely (almost unrealistically) optimistic, I'd say the average salary in Syria is about 70,000 Syrian Pounds/month.
Today: $1= 2150 Syr Pounds.
This makes the avg salary of a Syrian $32 a month.
Acc to UN standard, that's almost twice below the poverty line.
Today: $1= 2150 Syr Pounds.
This makes the avg salary of a Syrian $32 a month.
Acc to UN standard, that's almost twice below the poverty line.
Check this restaurant bill in Damascus:
Soda+mineral water+ 3 Turkish coffees+ 3 cups of tea = 9,150 Syrian Pounds (SP).
If you're lucky to have a job and make the avg salary (70k SP), you just spent 9.1k (or 13%) of your salary for an afternoon outting.
Soda+mineral water+ 3 Turkish coffees+ 3 cups of tea = 9,150 Syrian Pounds (SP).
If you're lucky to have a job and make the avg salary (70k SP), you just spent 9.1k (or 13%) of your salary for an afternoon outting.
to put things in perspective:
Imagine if your salary is $5,000 a month and you decided to go out for a coffee with friends, and end up paying $600. That's 13% of your salary in one after noon.
That's how rediculosly expensive things are in #Syria.
Imagine if your salary is $5,000 a month and you decided to go out for a coffee with friends, and end up paying $600. That's 13% of your salary in one after noon.
That's how rediculosly expensive things are in #Syria.
Another 5% devaluation just today...
Insane
Insane
Even more today
Panic all over #Syria: with shops, supermarkets and businesses announcing closure as of tonight and tomorrow.
They cannot sell their products with the currency free falling by 10-20% every day.
Syrian social media is abuzzed with ppl asking: "why is everything closed?"
They cannot sell their products with the currency free falling by 10-20% every day.
Syrian social media is abuzzed with ppl asking: "why is everything closed?"
friend just sent me a msg from Damascus:
"If you are lucky to find dollars .. tonight the rate is $1 = 3,000 Syrian pounds"
"If you are lucky to find dollars .. tonight the rate is $1 = 3,000 Syrian pounds"
