Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 66.3% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 0.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nairobi instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$3.85 KES497.08	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$6.17 KES795.33	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.66 KES85.49	-36.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.53 KES68.69	-2.3%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Damascus	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.56 KES72.00	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$5.59 KES721.09	+234.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$3.35 KES432.35	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$1.70 KES219.65	-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.71 KES349.53	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.26 KES163.02	+177.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.50 KES64.45	-48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.87 KES112.71	+90.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.46 KES58.97	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.48 KES62.24	+80.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.56 KES71.76	+101.3%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Damascus	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$6.17 KES796.50	-61.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$30.83 KES3,976.67	+81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$13.87 KES1,789.50	+26.1%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Damascus	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$39.39 KES5,081.66	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$428.53 KES55,280.12	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$166.44 KES21,470.18	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$22.39 KES2,888.63	-58.2%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$166.67 KES21,501.04	+244.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	+385.3%
Average			+315.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.31 KES298.25	+85.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$2.24 KES289.07	+75.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.08 KES397.67	+2.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$44.12 KES5,691.10	+231.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$6.17 KES795.33	+105.5%
Average			+100.2%

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pay 0.5% less for clothing

	Damascus	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-23.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$22.95 KES2,960.41	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$61.84 KES7,977.01	+30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$52.50 KES6,772.72	-6.7%
Average			-0.5%

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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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