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Syria vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 4.4% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 24.3% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 79.3% more in Syria
Housing: pay 1.8% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 61.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$3.67 SYP47,674	+105.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$4.17 SYP54,175	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$1.06 SYP13,813	+68.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.47 SYP6,174	+14.9%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.73 SYP9,513	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$2.01 SYP26,081	-55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$3.58 SYP46,533	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.09 SYP27,171	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.65 SYP34,440	+88.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.42 SYP5,407	-64.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.77 SYP10,030	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.38 SYP4,961	-53.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.32 SYP4,153	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.29 SYP3,709	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.25 SYP3,307	-72.5%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 79.3% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$7.90 SYP102,772	+155.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$10.00 SYP130,020	-17.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$11.27 SYP146,528	+190.1%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 1.8% more for housing

	Indonesia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$50.57 SYP657,477	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	-35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$38.53 SYP500,915	-19.4%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 61.8% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$45.89 SYP596,722	-59.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	-64.5%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$3.57 SYP46,439	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$1.00 SYP12,957	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$2.58 SYP33,588	+18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$14.23 SYP184,954	-46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$2.67 SYP34,672	-15.5%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$21.60 SYP280,836	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$32.17 SYP418,299	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$66.81 SYP868,683	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$68.69 SYP893,164	+5.5%
Average			-7.6%

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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: January 2025

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