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Syria vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 11.1% cheaper than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Syria
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 38.8% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$5.33 SYP69,344	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$4.50 SYP58,509	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.13 SYP14,747	+61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.68 SYP8,862	+24.1%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.64 SYP8,333	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$1.85 SYP24,087	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$3.81 SYP49,537	+13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.94 SYP25,252	+18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$3.09 SYP40,163	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.63 SYP8,224	-55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.77 SYP10,067	+63.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.61 SYP7,896	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.31 SYP4,046	-31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.31 SYP4,002	-37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.36 SYP4,700	-28.6%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$8.09 SYP105,151	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	$10.00 SYP130,020	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$10.24 SYP133,081	-39.9%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	Nairobi	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$40.76 SYP529,986	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$62.74 SYP815,767	+114.0%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$46.24 SYP601,162	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-75.1%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$3.89 SYP50,556	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$1.30 SYP16,874	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$3.08 SYP40,090	-0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$13.64 SYP177,324	-69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$2.36 SYP30,671	-67.9%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 38.8% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$30.17 SYP392,267	+53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$42.77 SYP556,062	+71.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$70.57 SYP917,567	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+25.5%
Average			+38.8%

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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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