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Syria vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 17.6% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.1% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 8.5% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Syria
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 71.9% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.1% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$5.33 SYP69,344	+42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$4.50 SYP58,509	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$1.13 SYP14,747	+111.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.68 SYP8,862	+53.4%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 8.5% more for groceries

	Kenya	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.64 SYP8,333	+18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$1.85 SYP24,087	-57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$3.81 SYP49,537	+51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$1.94 SYP25,252	+21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$3.09 SYP40,163	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$0.63 SYP8,224	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.77 SYP10,067	+93.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.61 SYP7,896	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.31 SYP4,046	-2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.31 SYP4,002	+4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.36 SYP4,700	-1.8%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Kenya	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$8.09 SYP105,151	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$10.00 SYP130,020	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$10.24 SYP133,081	-25.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Kenya	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$40.76 SYP529,986	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$62.74 SYP815,767	+156.4%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 71.9% less for childcare

	Kenya	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$46.24 SYP601,162	-73.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-70.6%
Average			-71.9%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$3.89 SYP50,556	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$1.30 SYP16,874	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$3.08 SYP40,090	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$13.64 SYP177,324	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$2.36 SYP30,671	-61.4%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$30.17 SYP392,267	+142.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$42.77 SYP556,062	+113.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$70.57 SYP917,567	+104.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+137.4%
Average			+124.5%

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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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