Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Syria

Aleppo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 23.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Aleppo
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Aleppo
Transportation: pay 13.1% less in Aleppo
Housing: pay 45.3% less in Aleppo
Childcare: pay 89.2% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Aleppo
Clothing: pay 23.5% more in Aleppo

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

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Aleppo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB99.32	$3.00 SYP39,006	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB233.40	$3.25 SYP42,256	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.75	$1.26 SYP16,439	+94.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.78	$0.57 SYP7,450	+62.6%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.41	$0.90 SYP11,679	-39.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB288.45	$4.05 SYP52,659	-53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB243.10	$5.85 SYP76,091	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.75	$3.10 SYP40,314	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.55	$2.84 SYP36,914	+74.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB59.15	$0.55 SYP7,213	-68.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.96	$1.11 SYP14,369	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.56	$0.57 SYP7,363	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.23	$0.39 SYP5,065	-55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.13	$0.37 SYP4,829	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.13	$0.42 SYP5,446	-39.4%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 13.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB177.79	$5.14 SYP66,812	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,169.48	$3.00 SYP39,006	-91.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$22,940.16 SYP298M	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB352.58	$17.81 SYP232K	+68.9%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 45.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB597.60	$20.00 SYP260K	+11.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,592.79	$89.80 SYP1M	-86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,570.68	$77.23 SYP1M	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,742.27	$58.50 SYP761K	-28.7%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 89.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,999.39	$69.35 SYP902K	-87.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB552K	$1,543.35 SYP20M	-90.6%
Average			-89.2%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB89.39	$3.00 SYP39,006	+12.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB93.42	$1.26 SYP16,357	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.94	$3.25 SYP42,256	-29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,953.28	$15.08 SYP196K	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB253.26	$3.00 SYP39,006	-60.4%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 23.5% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Aleppo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,365.29	$69.22 SYP900K	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,435.49	$63.02 SYP819K	+46.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,244.43	$112.93 SYP1M	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,674.81	$146.13 SYP2M	+32.9%
Average			+23.5%

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