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Syria vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 19.3% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.4% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Syria
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.4% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT4,001.98	$5.33 SYP69,344	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,908.24	$4.50 SYP58,509	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT429.32	$1.13 SYP14,747	+37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT242.99	$0.68 SYP8,862	+46.1%
Average			+8.4%

Kazakhstan vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT198.51	$0.64 SYP8,333	+68.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT2,028.72	$1.85 SYP24,087	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,935.57	$3.81 SYP49,537	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT736.85	$1.94 SYP25,252	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT988.87	$3.09 SYP40,163	+62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT280.95	$0.63 SYP8,224	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT408.19	$0.77 SYP10,067	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT419.69	$0.61 SYP7,896	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT393.19	$0.31 SYP4,046	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT139.86	$0.31 SYP4,002	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT91.34	$0.36 SYP4,700	+106.1%
Average			+15.6%

Kazakhstan vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT853.75	$8.09 SYP105,151	+393.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,774.83	$10.00 SYP130,020	-33.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,986,659.66	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,441.26	$10.24 SYP133,081	+54.9%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,853.90	$40.76 SYP529,986	+209.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT174,930.12	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT118,870.02	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,352.27	$62.74 SYP815,767	+60.5%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT87,328.98	$46.24 SYP601,162	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,479,462.07	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-54.1%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT602.41	$3.89 SYP50,556	+236.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT949.49	$1.30 SYP16,874	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT996.17	$3.08 SYP40,090	+61.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,684.08	$13.64 SYP177,324	-57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,102.56	$2.36 SYP30,671	-41.6%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT25,356.05	$30.17 SYP392,267	-38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,648.36	$42.77 SYP556,062	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT40,066.55	$70.57 SYP917,567	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT38,318.10	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+6.2%
Average			-5.2%

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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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