Cost of living comparison
Syria is 6.7% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Syria instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
KES419.78
|
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.64
KES729.28
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KES71.07
|
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES58.80
|
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.84
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.85
KES498.15
|
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
KES352.76
|
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
KES205.34
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
KES284.28
|
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
KES142.55
|
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES56.83
|
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KES84.98
|
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.03
|
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
KES38.92
|
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
KES51.10
|
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
KES730.77
|
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.71
KES4,227.98
|
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,627.25
KES2,149,071.93
|
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.53
KES1,361.33
|
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.26
KES4,944.62
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.35
KES22,664.14
|
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.93
KES12,915.47
|
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.70
KES3,192.83
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.79
KES17,551.47
|
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,611.54
KES854,541.38
|
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
KES257.56
|
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KES279.45
|
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
KES378.52
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.98
KES3,745.95
|
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
KES818.22
|
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
|
pay 81.6% more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$12.19
KES1,575.39
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.75
KES2,552.69
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.28
KES4,560.35
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.91
KES4,512.05
|
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
|
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