Cost of living comparison

Latakia, Syria

compared to

Canberra, Australia

Canberra vs. Latakia Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 12.2 times more expensive than Latakia.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 5.7 times more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Canberra
Housing: pay 8.9 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 50.6 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 4.9 times more in Canberra

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Canberra are more expensive than in Latakia. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canberra.

Canberra vs. Latakia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Latakia	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SYP39,006	$19.77 A$30.85	+559.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$9.89 A$15.42	+97.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,662	$2.76 A$4.31	+237.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 SYP5,281	$2.32 A$3.61	+470.2%
Average			+341.0%

Latakia vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7 times more for groceries

	Latakia	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.59 A$4.03	+309.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$5.39 A$8.41	+222.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.03 SYP39,374	$6.59 A$10.28	+117.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 SYP24,192	$4.63 A$7.22	+148.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SYP25,950	$4.12 A$6.43	+106.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,833	$1.62 A$2.53	+448.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,718	$1.34 A$2.09	+269.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.18 SYP2,359	$1.57 A$2.45	+763.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 SYP2,221	$2.46 A$3.85	+1342.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 SYP2,683	$1.25 A$1.95	+504.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.11 SYP1,474	$1.11 A$1.74	+881.2%
Average			+465.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Latakia	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.65 SYP34,453	$5.07 A$7.92	+91.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$118.63 A$185.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$29,276.08 A$45,679.47	+58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.60 SYP59,809	$17.66 A$27.56	+284.0%
Average			+144.6%

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pay 8.9 times more for housing

	Latakia	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00 SYP845,130	$65.39 A$102.03	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$236.67 SYP3,077,140	$1,783.31 A$2,782.49	+653.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.05 SYP1,222,795	$1,413.05 A$2,204.78	+1402.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$15.29 SYP198,854	$183.02 A$285.57	+1096.7%
Average			+788.3%

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pay 50.6 times more for childcare

	Latakia	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.00 SYP260,040	$1,847.17 A$2,882.13	+9135.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$14,503.36 A$22,629.60	+779.0%
Average			+4957.4%

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pay 8.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Latakia	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 SYP13,002	$7.25 A$11.31	+624.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.65 SYP8,451	$3.68 A$5.74	+466.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SYP19,503	$26.36 A$41.13	+1657.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.30 SYP185,930	$65.69 A$102.50	+359.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 SYP26,004	$14.33 A$22.37	+616.7%
Average			+745.0%

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pay 4.9 times more for clothing

	Latakia	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.33 SYP238,370	$86.77 A$135.39	+373.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$10.00 SYP130,020	$72.18 A$112.62	+621.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.00 SYP520,080	$119.51 A$186.48	+198.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.27 SYP432,535	$154.17 A$240.56	+363.4%
Average			+389.3%

Latakia vs. Canberra - 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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