Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 2.0 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 60.0% more in Japan
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Japan
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Japan

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Syria	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$6.75 ¥1,066	+12.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$5.10 ¥805	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$1.13 ¥179	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.76 ¥120	+1.2%
Average			+1.7%

Syria vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Syria	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.53 ¥241	+169.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$5.55 ¥877	+109.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$5.56 ¥879	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.01 ¥318	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.85 ¥450	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$2.16 ¥342	+353.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$1.08 ¥171	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$1.54 ¥243	+232.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.92 ¥303	+395.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$1.10 ¥174	+216.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$1.08 ¥170	+189.1%
Average			+124.9%

Syria vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

	Syria	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$4.11 ¥649	-46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$63.20 ¥9,986	+872.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$24.65 ¥3,895	+101.1%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Syria	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$33.54 ¥5,300	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$546.58 ¥86,367	+133.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$360.78 ¥57,008	+244.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$113.26 ¥17,897	+56.9%
Average			+146.2%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Syria	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$417.01 ¥65,893	+610.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+602.7%
Average			+606.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.57 ¥406	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$3.06 ¥483	+53.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$3.83 ¥605	+30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$53.31 ¥8,424	+180.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$11.73 ¥1,853	+264.4%
Average			+110.3%

Syria vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Syria	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$46.32 ¥7,320	+11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$31.33 ¥4,950	-23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$59.45 ¥9,394	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$81.04 ¥12,805	-0.4%
Average			-8.1%

Syria vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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