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Syria vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 9.1% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 80.4% more in Syria
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 62.8% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱224.67	$5.33 SYP69,344	+39.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱191.88	$4.50 SYP58,509	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱40.61	$1.13 SYP14,747	+63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱22.28	$0.68 SYP8,862	+79.3%
Average			+55.0%

Philippines vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	Philippines	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.81	$0.64 SYP8,333	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱228.99	$1.85 SYP24,087	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱411.39	$3.81 SYP49,537	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱120.55	$1.94 SYP25,252	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱112.14	$3.09 SYP40,163	+61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.20	$0.63 SYP8,224	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱37.83	$0.77 SYP10,067	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.55	$0.61 SYP7,896	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.60	$0.31 SYP4,046	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.60	$0.31 SYP4,002	-67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.70	$0.36 SYP4,700	-69.1%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 80.4% more for transportation

	Philippines	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱243.11	$8.09 SYP105,151	+95.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱742.62	$10.00 SYP130,020	-21.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1,431,533.67	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱162.89	$10.24 SYP133,081	+268.5%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Philippines	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,638.62	$40.76 SYP529,986	+45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱14,905.35	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,477.69	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-30.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,698.13	$62.74 SYP815,767	-21.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 62.8% less for childcare

	Philippines	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,623.63	$46.24 SYP601,162	-64.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱330,395.39	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-61.2%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.27	$3.89 SYP50,556	+224.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱127.27	$1.30 SYP16,874	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱159.93	$3.08 SYP40,090	+13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,805.83	$13.64 SYP177,324	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱329.85	$2.36 SYP30,671	-58.1%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Philippines	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,413.97	$30.17 SYP392,267	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,499.85	$42.77 SYP556,062	+67.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,090.59	$70.57 SYP917,567	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,868.53	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+18.5%
Average			+15.1%

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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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