Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 8.0% cheaper than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 37.6% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in Syria
Housing: pay 39.9% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 11.3% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 43.2% more in Syria

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Syria.

Syria vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Sudan	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$3.67 SYP47,674	-51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$4.17 SYP54,175	-47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$1.06 SYP13,813	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.47 SYP6,174	+8.0%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 37.6% less for groceries

	Sudan	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.73 SYP9,513	-35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$2.01 SYP26,081	-66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$3.58 SYP46,533	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$2.09 SYP27,171	-26.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$2.65 SYP34,440	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$0.42 SYP5,407	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.77 SYP10,030	+52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.38 SYP4,961	-57.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.32 SYP4,153	-59.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.29 SYP3,709	-52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.25 SYP3,307	-40.3%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Sudan	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$7.90 SYP102,772	+51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$10.00 SYP130,020	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$11.27 SYP146,528	+5.0%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 39.9% less for housing

	Sudan	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$50.57 SYP657,477	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$38.53 SYP500,915	-2.3%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 11.3% less for childcare

	Sudan	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$45.89 SYP596,722	-27.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	+4.5%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$3.57 SYP46,439	+78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$1.00 SYP12,957	-58.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$2.58 SYP33,588	+43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$14.23 SYP184,954	-57.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$2.67 SYP34,672	-33.3%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 43.2% more for clothing

	Sudan	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$21.60 SYP280,836	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$32.17 SYP418,299	+60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$66.81 SYP868,683	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$68.69 SYP893,164	+71.7%
Average			+43.2%

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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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