Cost of living comparison

Aleppo, Syria

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Aleppo Cost of Living Summary

London is 10.5 times more expensive than Aleppo.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in London
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in London
Transportation: pay 22.7 times more in London
Housing: pay 16.5 times more in London
Childcare: pay 21.3 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3 times more in London
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in London

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in London are more expensive than in Aleppo. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Aleppo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Aleppo, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Aleppo	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SYP39,006	$25.83 £19.75	+761.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.50 SYP32,505	$10.33 £7.90	+313.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 SYP17,126	$2.46 £1.88	+86.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,157	$1.85 £1.41	+290.7%
Average			+362.9%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Aleppo	London
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 SYP12,105	$2.07 £1.58	+122.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.67 SYP34,738	$5.65 £4.32	+111.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.66 SYP47,631	$6.31 £4.82	+72.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 SYP31,751	$4.45 £3.40	+82.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.94 SYP38,264	$4.26 £3.26	+44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 SYP6,469	$1.56 £1.19	+213.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 SYP12,829	$0.75 £0.58	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 SYP6,560	$1.44 £1.10	+185.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 SYP5,174	$1.79 £1.37	+350.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,967	$0.69 £0.53	+80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,852	$0.70 £0.54	+88.0%
Average			+120.6%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.7 times more for transportation

	Aleppo	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 SYP66,812	$7.39 £5.65	+43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.00 SYP39,006	$258.31 £197.45	+8510.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	$36,531.14 £27,924.73	+31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.21 SYP236,752	$35.26 £26.95	+93.6%
Average			+2169.7%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.5 times more for housing

	Aleppo	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.95 SYP259,419	$41.63 £31.82	+108.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	$2,834.46 £2,166.69	+3056.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	$2,063.73 £1,577.54	+2572.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.75 SYP607,901	$263.90 £201.73	+464.4%
Average			+1550.5%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 21.3 times more for childcare

	Aleppo	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$69.35 SYP901,697	$2,333.60 £1,783.83	+3264.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	$27,892.30 £21,321.13	+786.0%
Average			+2025.5%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Aleppo	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SYP110,063	$8.27 £6.32	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.06 SYP13,841	$4.80 £3.67	+351.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 SYP42,256	$19.76 £15.11	+508.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.08 SYP196,007	$65.66 £50.19	+335.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$16.14 £12.34	+438.1%
Average			+326.1%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Aleppo	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.47 SYP318,095	$96.94 £74.10	+296.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.02 SYP819,329	$50.55 £38.64	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	$114.87 £87.81	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	$135.36 £103.47	+16.1%
Average			+73.5%

Aleppo vs. London - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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