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Syria vs. Aleppo Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 12.1% more expensive than Aleppo.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 53.7% more in Syria
Housing: pay 75.0% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 31.9% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Aleppo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	Aleppo	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.33 SYP69,344	+77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.50 SYP32,505	$4.50 SYP58,509	+80.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 SYP17,126	$1.13 SYP14,747	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 SYP7,450	$0.68 SYP8,862	+18.9%
Average			+40.7%

Aleppo vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Aleppo	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 SYP12,105	$0.64 SYP8,333	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.35 SYP30,490	$1.85 SYP24,087	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.91 SYP50,860	$3.81 SYP49,537	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SYP26,154	$1.94 SYP25,252	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SYP38,399	$3.09 SYP40,163	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 SYP13,804	$0.63 SYP8,224	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SYP14,275	$0.77 SYP10,067	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 SYP13,367	$0.61 SYP7,896	-40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,120	$0.31 SYP4,046	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,825	$0.31 SYP4,002	+4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,319	$0.36 SYP4,700	-25.6%
Average			-17.0%

Aleppo vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.7% more for transportation

	Aleppo	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 SYP66,812	$8.09 SYP105,151	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.00 SYP39,006	$10.00 SYP130,020	+233.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.71 SYP243,219	$10.24 SYP133,081	-45.3%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 75.0% more for housing

	Aleppo	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.95 SYP259,419	$40.76 SYP529,986	+104.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	+46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.75 SYP607,901	$62.74 SYP815,767	+34.2%
Average			+75.0%

Aleppo vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 31.9% less for childcare

	Aleppo	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$69.35 SYP901,697	$46.24 SYP601,162	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-30.6%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Aleppo	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.47 SYP110,063	$3.89 SYP50,556	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.20 SYP15,570	$1.30 SYP16,874	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 SYP42,256	$3.08 SYP40,090	-5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.08 SYP196,007	$13.64 SYP177,324	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.36 SYP30,671	-21.4%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Aleppo	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.47 SYP318,095	$30.17 SYP392,267	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.02 SYP819,329	$42.77 SYP556,062	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	$70.57 SYP917,567	-37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	-32.9%
Average			-19.8%

Aleppo vs. Syria - 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: December 2025

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