The price of the dollar rose today in Syria against the pound at the beginning of trading on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, on the black market, amid an escalating economic crisis.
Syria’s economy suffers from very deteriorating conditions that make it very difficult for the country’s population to obtain their essential needs of energy and food.
According to the latest studies, the average cost of living for a Syrian family reached the end of September 2022, an increase of 563 thousand and 970 Syrian pounds, compared to the costs recorded last July, to reach approximately 3.5 million pounds.
The study, published by a local newspaper, indicated that it adopted a specific method in calculating the minimum cost of living for a Syrian family of five people, which is represented by calculating the minimum cost of the necessary food basket “based on the individual’s daily need for about 2,400 calories from various food sources.”
About a month ago, the dollar hit a record level when it crossed the level of 7,000 pounds for the first time in the history of the Syrian currency, affected at that time by the decline of both the Turkish and Lebanese lira against the green currency.
--The exchange rate of the dollar today in Syria on the black market
The exchange rate of the dollar rose today in Syria on the black market to 6,640 pounds for purchase, and 6,690 pounds for sale, according to the “Pound Today” platform.
-100 dollars is equal to how many Syrian pounds today?
By calculating the price according to the black market, 100 dollars equals about 669 thousand Syrian pounds (more than half a million Syrian pounds).
The price of the euro today in Syria on the black market
The exchange rate of the euro rose today in Syria on the black market to 7202 pounds for purchase, and 7261 pounds for sale.
The price of the Turkish lira today in Syria on the black market
The exchange rate of the Turkish lira today in Syria on the black market rose to 351 pounds for purchase.
