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Syria vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 7.4% cheaper than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 32.0% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 51.4% more in Syria
Housing: pay 18.0% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 69.7% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.3% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$5.33 SYP69,344	-4.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$4.50 SYP58,509	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$1.13 SYP14,747	+57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.68 SYP8,862	+49.1%
Average			+21.3%

Mongolia vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.0% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.64 SYP8,333	-30.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$1.85 SYP24,087	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$3.81 SYP49,537	-28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.94 SYP25,252	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$3.09 SYP40,163	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$0.63 SYP8,224	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.77 SYP10,067	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.61 SYP7,896	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.31 SYP4,046	-73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.31 SYP4,002	-0.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.36 SYP4,700	-18.1%
Average			-32.0%

Mongolia vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.4% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$8.09 SYP105,151	+113.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$10.00 SYP130,020	+19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$10.24 SYP133,081	+104.6%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 18.0% more for housing

	Mongolia	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$40.76 SYP529,986	+196.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$62.74 SYP815,767	+8.2%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 69.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$46.24 SYP601,162	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-67.0%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$3.89 SYP50,556	+99.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$1.30 SYP16,874	-46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$3.08 SYP40,090	+79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$13.64 SYP177,324	-80.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$2.36 SYP30,671	-39.4%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$30.17 SYP392,267	-63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$42.77 SYP556,062	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$70.57 SYP917,567	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	-48.1%
Average			-43.7%

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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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