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Syria vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 13.5% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.4% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 28.3% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Syria
Housing: pay 67.9% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 33.3% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.4% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$5.33 SYP69,344	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$4.50 SYP58,509	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$1.13 SYP14,747	+86.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.68 SYP8,862	+20.3%
Average			+25.4%

Ethiopia vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.3% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.64 SYP8,333	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$1.85 SYP24,087	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$3.81 SYP49,537	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.94 SYP25,252	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$3.09 SYP40,163	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.63 SYP8,224	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.77 SYP10,067	+79.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.61 SYP7,896	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.31 SYP4,046	-23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.31 SYP4,002	+11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.36 SYP4,700	-60.1%
Average			-28.3%

Ethiopia vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$8.09 SYP105,151	+68.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$10.00 SYP130,020	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-64.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$10.24 SYP133,081	+183.1%
Average			+42.4%

Ethiopia vs. Syria - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.9% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$40.76 SYP529,986	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-78.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$62.74 SYP815,767	-48.6%
Average			-67.9%

Ethiopia vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$46.24 SYP601,162	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-92.8%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$3.89 SYP50,556	+332.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$1.30 SYP16,874	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$3.08 SYP40,090	-39.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$13.64 SYP177,324	-78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$2.36 SYP30,671	-37.1%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 33.3% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$30.17 SYP392,267	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$42.77 SYP556,062	-43.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$70.57 SYP917,567	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	-32.1%
Average			-33.3%

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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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