Syria vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 17.8% cheaper than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants
pay 12.3% less in Syria
Groceries
pay 37.5% less in Syria
Transportation
pay 30.6% more in Syria
Housing
pay 48.0% less in Syria
Childcare
pay 54.4% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.5% more in Syria
Clothing
pay 20.2% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.3% less for restaurants

 
Cameroon
Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.36
FCFA3,029
$5.33
SYP69,344
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.65
FCFA3,194
$4.50
SYP58,509
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.58
FCFA894
$1.13
SYP14,747

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pay 37.5% less for groceries

 
Cameroon
Syria
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
FCFA367
$0.64
SYP8,333
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
FCFA4,038
$1.85
SYP24,087
Milk (1 gallon) $11.29
FCFA6,385
$3.81
SYP49,537

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

 
Cameroon
Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.09
FCFA2,877
$8.09
SYP105,151
Monthly public transit pass $17.85
FCFA10,095
$10.00
SYP130,020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,239.83
FCFA15,973,841
$19,287.91
SYP250,781,375

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pay 48.0% less for housing

 
Cameroon
Syria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$116.51
FCFA65,905
$40.76
SYP529,986
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $375.37
FCFA212,325
$193.35
SYP2,513,935
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $259.21
FCFA146,620
$112.97
SYP1,468,810

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pay 54.4% less for childcare

 
Cameroon
Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $501.98
FCFA283,943
$46.24
SYP601,162
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,666.59
FCFA1,508,353
$2,185.71
SYP28,418,614

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cameroon
Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.16
FCFA656
$3.89
SYP50,556
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.31
FCFA1,307
$1.30
SYP16,874
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.68
FCFA1,515
$3.08
SYP40,090

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

 
Cameroon
Syria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.05
FCFA26,046
$30.17
SYP392,267
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.16
FCFA28,375
$42.77
SYP556,062
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
FCFA46,658
$70.57
SYP917,567

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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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