Cost of living comparison
Syria is 30.8% cheaper than Kuwait.
If you lived in Syria instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 61.0% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Syria or Kuwait. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.