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Syria vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 33.6% cheaper than Gabon overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Syria
Groceries: pay 64.3% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Syria
Housing: pay 52.0% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 68.3% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Gabon	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$5.33 SYP69,344	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$4.50 SYP58,509	-66.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$1.13 SYP14,747	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$0.68 SYP8,862	-52.4%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 64.3% less for groceries

	Gabon	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$0.64 SYP8,333	-57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$1.85 SYP24,087	-60.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$3.81 SYP49,537	-67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$1.94 SYP25,252	-65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$3.09 SYP40,163	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$0.63 SYP8,224	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$0.77 SYP10,067	-61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.61 SYP7,896	-62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.31 SYP4,046	-80.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.31 SYP4,002	-81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$0.36 SYP4,700	-77.7%
Average			-64.3%

Gabon vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Gabon	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$8.09 SYP105,151	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$10.00 SYP130,020	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$10.24 SYP133,081	+39.5%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 52.0% less for housing

	Gabon	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$40.76 SYP529,986	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$62.74 SYP815,767	-8.3%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

	Gabon	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$46.24 SYP601,162	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-62.4%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Gabon	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$3.89 SYP50,556	+262.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$1.30 SYP16,874	-79.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$3.08 SYP40,090	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$13.64 SYP177,324	-79.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$2.36 SYP30,671	-47.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Gabon	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$30.17 SYP392,267	-66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$42.77 SYP556,062	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$70.57 SYP917,567	+31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	-27.2%
Average			-16.6%

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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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