Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Latakia, Syria

Latakia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Latakia is 41.6% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Latakia
Groceries: pay 55.7% less in Latakia
Transportation: pay 54.3% less in Latakia
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Latakia
Childcare: pay 92.2% less in Latakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.5% less in Latakia
Clothing: pay 65.2% less in Latakia

The cost of housing and restaurants in Latakia are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Latakia.

Latakia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Latakia instead of Bangkok, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Latakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.17	$3.00 SYP39,006	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB194.33	$5.00 SYP65,010	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.54	$0.82 SYP10,662	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.73	$0.41 SYP5,281	+39.2%
Average			+15.3%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 55.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Latakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB50.78	$0.63 SYP8,217	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB391.60	$1.67 SYP21,752	-85.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB244.12	$3.03 SYP39,374	-58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB75.79	$1.86 SYP24,192	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.85	$2.00 SYP25,950	+51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.08	$0.29 SYP3,833	-80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.23	$0.36 SYP4,718	-50.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.53	$0.18 SYP2,359	-82.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.84	$0.17 SYP2,221	-78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.77	$0.21 SYP2,683	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.76	$0.11 SYP1,474	-81.8%
Average			-55.7%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 54.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Latakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB148.95	$2.65 SYP34,453	-40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,311.73	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,846,145.10	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-66.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB344.94	$4.60 SYP59,809	-55.5%
Average			-54.3%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 29.6% more for housing

	Bangkok	Latakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB512.36	$65.00 SYP845,130	+323.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,056.98	$236.67 SYP3,077,140	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,069.88	$94.05 SYP1,222,795	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,245.95	$15.29 SYP198,854	-77.3%
Average			+29.6%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 92.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Latakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,102.71	$20.00 SYP260,040	-96.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB440,023.45	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-87.5%
Average			-92.2%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Latakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB77.73	$1.00 SYP13,002	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.18	$0.65 SYP8,451	-74.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.16	$1.50 SYP19,503	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,820.56	$14.30 SYP185,930	-73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB242.91	$2.00 SYP26,004	-72.5%
Average			-68.5%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 65.2% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Latakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,843.58	$18.33 SYP238,370	-66.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,162.12	$10.00 SYP130,020	-71.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,238.82	$40.00 SYP520,080	-58.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,072.86	$33.27 SYP432,535	-63.9%
Average			-65.2%

Bangkok vs. Latakia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Bangkok vs.

Lima

Bangkok vs.

Dodoma

Bangkok vs.

Kiev

Bangkok vs.

Hong Kong

Bangkok vs.

Berlin

Bangkok vs.

Hanoi

Bangkok vs.

Phnom Penh

Bangkok vs.

Warsaw

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. Syria. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and Syria.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Bangkok

Add prices for Latakia

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Latakia or Bangkok. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.