Common information
- Country
- Syria
- Population
- 775 404
Cost of living and prices in Homs
- One bedroom apartment
- in city centre85USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- in city centre400USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 4 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 14 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 0 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 1 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 0 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 0 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 0 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 5 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 1 USD |
Transportation
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 1 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 18,500 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 21,000 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 10 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 3 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 21 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 15 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 45 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 50 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 70 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 9 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 85 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 400 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,500 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 300 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 25 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 13.4 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Homs
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 37 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 41 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
| Average temperature, °C | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| Record low, °C | 3 | 1 | -9 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -11 |
| Rain, days | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Fog, days | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 10 | 40 | 0 | 160 | 330 | 200 | 310 | 80 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1160 |
| Relative humidity, % | 63 | 62 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 67 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 53 | 62 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 63 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 38 | 46 | 62 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 49 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 300 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 189 | 300 | 388 | 388 | 1812 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 18 |