Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Bishkek is 8.6% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Bishkek
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Bishkek
Transportation: pay 27.5% less in Bishkek
Housing: pay 17.2% more in Bishkek
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Bishkek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Bishkek
Clothing: pay 48.6% more in Bishkek

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, and groceries in Bishkek are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bishkek. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bishkek.

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Bishkek vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bishkek instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Bishkek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 SYP130K	$6.86 KGS600.01	-31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 SYP91,014	$5.83 KGS510.01	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SYP29,254	$0.74 KGS65.00	-67.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SYP11,008	$0.39 KGS33.88	-54.2%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Damascus	Bishkek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 SYP5,199	$0.40 KGS34.67	-0.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 SYP25,477	$3.82 KGS334.23	+95.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 SYP52,433	$3.81 KGS333.12	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 SYP20,653	$1.73 KGS151.13	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SYP33,645	$2.08 KGS181.82	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.63 KGS54.76	+31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,218	$0.84 KGS73.57	+33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.51 SYP6,582	$0.93 KGS81.76	+84.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SYP6,154	$0.72 KGS62.84	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,563	$0.27 KGS23.90	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,608	$0.22 KGS19.28	-37.8%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 27.5% less for transportation

	Damascus	Bishkek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$13.98 SYP182K	$3.74 KGS326.93	-73.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130K	$11.66 KGS1,020.02	+16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195M	$29,991.94 KGS3M	+99.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.15 SYP171K	$4.52 KGS395.01	-65.7%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 17.2% more for housing

	Damascus	Bishkek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.25 SYP601K	$12.00 KGS1,049.18	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$523.33 SYP7M	$603.19 KGS52,748.92	+15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.00 SYP2M	$416.93 KGS36,460.58	+124.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.06 SYP1M	$38.42 KGS3,359.98	-64.1%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Bishkek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 SYP867K	$219.56 KGS19,200.33	+229.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,780.73 SYP23M	$7,837.88 KGS685K	+340.1%
Average			+280.7%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Bishkek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.37 KGS120.00	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 SYP48,293	$2.43 KGS212.36	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 SYP36,000	$2.06 KGS180.00	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.00 SYP364K	$54.84 KGS4,795.54	+95.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 SYP71,511	$5.72 KGS500.01	+4.0%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 48.6% more for clothing

	Damascus	Bishkek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.60 SYP372K	$55.40 KGS4,844.53	+93.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 SYP520K	$43.07 KGS3,766.73	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.00 SYP780K	$90.57 KGS7,920.14	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.33 SYP758K	$90.22 KGS7,890.14	+54.7%
Average			+48.6%

Damascus vs. Bishkek - Cost of clothing

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