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Syria vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 4.3% cheaper than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.7% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 92.5% more in Syria
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.7% more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$5.33 SYP69,344	-37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$4.50 SYP58,509	-45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$1.13 SYP14,747	+114.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.68 SYP8,862	+108.4%
Average			+34.7%

Kuwait vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Kuwait	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$0.64 SYP8,333	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$1.85 SYP24,087	-13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$3.81 SYP49,537	-28.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$1.94 SYP25,252	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$3.09 SYP40,163	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$0.63 SYP8,224	-33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.77 SYP10,067	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$0.61 SYP7,896
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.31 SYP4,046	-48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.31 SYP4,002	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.36 SYP4,700	-20.7%
Average			-20.5%

Kuwait vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.5% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$8.09 SYP105,151	+507.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	$10.00 SYP130,020	-76.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$10.24 SYP133,081	-55.9%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Kuwait	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$40.76 SYP529,986	+50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-81.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$62.74 SYP815,767	+25.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$46.24 SYP601,162	-80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-64.7%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$3.89 SYP50,556	+31.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$1.30 SYP16,874	-74.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$3.08 SYP40,090	+4.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$13.64 SYP177,324	-86.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$2.36 SYP30,671	-77.9%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Kuwait	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$30.17 SYP392,267	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$42.77 SYP556,062	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$70.57 SYP917,567	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+10.3%
Average			-3.9%

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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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