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Syria vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 3.7% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Syria
Housing: pay 1.6% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 56.4% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$5.33 SYP69,344	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$4.50 SYP58,509	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$1.13 SYP14,747	+40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.68 SYP8,862	+9.3%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$0.64 SYP8,333	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$1.85 SYP24,087	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$3.81 SYP49,537	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.94 SYP25,252	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$3.09 SYP40,163	+51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$0.63 SYP8,224	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.77 SYP10,067	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.61 SYP7,896	-61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.31 SYP4,046	-53.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.31 SYP4,002	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.36 SYP4,700	-29.7%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$8.09 SYP105,151	+85.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$10.00 SYP130,020	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-60.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$10.24 SYP133,081	+13.2%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 1.6% less for housing

	Cambodia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$40.76 SYP529,986	+88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$62.74 SYP815,767	+2.0%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$46.24 SYP601,162	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-58.6%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$3.89 SYP50,556	+273.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.30 SYP16,874	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$3.08 SYP40,090	+76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$13.64 SYP177,324	-63.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$2.36 SYP30,671	-37.1%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 56.4% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$30.17 SYP392,267	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$42.77 SYP556,062	+101.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$70.57 SYP917,567	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+97.7%
Average			+56.4%

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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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