Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 79.9% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Syria
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Syria
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Syria
Childcare: pay 18.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 20.1% less in Syria

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Syria are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Syria. Notably, transportation, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Syria.

Syria vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Syria instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.25	$3.67 SYP47,674	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.08	$4.17 SYP54,175	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.91	$1.06 SYP13,813	+217.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.19	$0.47 SYP6,174	+287.8%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.81	$0.73 SYP9,513	+12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.17	$2.01 SYP26,081	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP171.84	$3.58 SYP46,533	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.30	$2.09 SYP27,171	+44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.06	$2.65 SYP34,440	+35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.58	$0.42 SYP5,407	-39.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.78	$0.77 SYP10,030	+231.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.04	$0.38 SYP4,961	+139.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.73	$0.32 SYP4,153	+66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.93	$0.29 SYP3,709	+31.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.59	$0.25 SYP3,307	+34.0%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.30	$7.90 SYP102,772	+679.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP410.49	$10.00 SYP130,020	+23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,378.55	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.23	$11.27 SYP146,528	+351.4%
Average			+253.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cairo	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.06	$50.57 SYP657,477	+421.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,553.02	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,552.06	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	-18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP690.17	$38.53 SYP500,915	+182.2%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 18.5% less for childcare

	Cairo	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,411.59	$45.89 SYP596,722	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,503.42	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	+10.3%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.84	$3.57 SYP46,439	+151.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.75	$1.00 SYP12,957	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.36	$2.58 SYP33,588	+41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP937.92	$14.23 SYP184,954	-23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP153.93	$2.67 SYP34,672	-12.4%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 20.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,884.75	$21.60 SYP280,836	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,497.15	$32.17 SYP418,299	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,932.88	$66.81 SYP868,683	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,709.88	$68.69 SYP893,164	+28.2%
Average			-20.1%

Cairo vs. Syria - 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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