US Food Vlogger Shows What $1 Can Buy You In Syria

The currency of the United States (Dollar) is considered to be the most accepted currency in the world. In India, 1 US dollar is equal to Rs 83.55, which can help buy many items. If an American citizen visits India, what can he afford with just one dollar? Due to the price hike of most of the items available in India, one cannot afford much with just one dollar. An US Vlogger named Chris shared a video on Instagram on March 9. He went to visit Damascus, Syria and did an experiment. He reached a few days before the start of Ramadan. On social media, Chris told his followers about what he ate and drank for 1 US dollar.

According to the exchange rate, 1 US dollar equals 13,001 lira, the currency of Syria. He had date bread, which cost him 3000 Syrian lira. He went to buy candy, which cost him approximately 2500 Syrian lira. Chris had money left in his pocket. Then he bought a drink that is generally very popular during Ramadan. It is used to break the fast in Ramadan. The price of the drink that Chris had was 5,000 Syrian lira. Then he went on to have the famous Syrian pizza. The cost of this is around 1250 Syrian lira. After eating so many dishes and drinks, he bought a bottle of water to end the experiment. It cost him 3,000 Syrian lira. This clip made netizens realise that with just 1 US dollar, one can afford so much food from Syrian markets.

Chris even shared a breakup of the items he had with their prices in the caption. He wrote: “This is what you can buy with $1 in Damascus, Syria. I was able to get 5 different things to eat with my $1.

Date bread (ma’arouk) – 3000

Marshmallow candy – 2500

Drink (Indian date) – 5000

Cheese Pizza – 1250

Bottle of Water – 3000

The video he shared received more than 1 lakh likes, and the comment section was flooded with multiple comments. In the video, he showed the uniqueness and local setting of Syria. In the comment section, someone commented that he got overcharged for everything he bought. Another friend from Syria commented, “I am Syrian, and we truly welcome the whole world, and the image of Syria now in the news is fake.”