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Syria vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 7.8% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Syria
Housing: pay 26.1% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 76.9% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Manila	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$5.33 SYP69,344	-11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$4.50 SYP58,509	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$1.13 SYP14,747	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.68 SYP8,862	+35.3%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Manila	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.64 SYP8,333	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$1.85 SYP24,087	-56.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$3.81 SYP49,537	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$1.94 SYP25,252	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$3.09 SYP40,163	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$0.63 SYP8,224	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.77 SYP10,067	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.61 SYP7,896	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$0.31 SYP4,046	-69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$0.31 SYP4,002	-73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.36 SYP4,700	-73.7%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Manila	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$8.09 SYP105,151	+93.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	$10.00 SYP130,020	-27.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$10.24 SYP133,081	+250.0%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 26.1% less for housing

	Manila	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$40.76 SYP529,986	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$62.74 SYP815,767	-37.6%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 76.9% less for childcare

	Manila	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$46.24 SYP601,162	-66.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-87.2%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$3.89 SYP50,556	+165.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$1.30 SYP16,874	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$3.08 SYP40,090	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$13.64 SYP177,324	-67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$2.36 SYP30,671	-68.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Manila	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	$30.17 SYP392,267	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	$42.77 SYP556,062	+44.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	$70.57 SYP917,567	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+57.3%
Average			+12.5%

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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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