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Kazakhstan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 35.0% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 9.0% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.7% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4% more for restaurants

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$7.69 KZT3,900.50	+44.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$5.59 KZT2,834.50	+24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.82 KZT418.44	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.47 KZT236.83	-31.5%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 9.0% more for groceries

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.38 KZT193.48	-40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$3.90 KZT1,977.28	+110.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$3.72 KZT1,886.49	-2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.42 KZT718.16	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$1.90 KZT963.79	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.54 KZT273.82	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.78 KZT397.84	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.81 KZT409.05	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.76 KZT383.22	+142.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.27 KZT136.32	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.18 KZT89.03	-51.5%
Average			+9.0%

Syria vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$1.64 KZT832.11	-79.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$14.93 KZT7,577.68	+49.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$21,099.38 KZT10,708,070.50	+9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$6.61 KZT3,354.00	-35.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$13.16 KZT6,680.11	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$335.95 KZT170,494.41	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$228.28 KZT115,855.83	+102.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$39.09 KZT19,836.20	-37.7%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$167.71 KZT85,114.58	+262.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$4,761.69 KZT2,416,590.25	+117.9%
Average			+190.3%

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pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$1.16 KZT587.13	-70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.82 KZT925.42	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$1.91 KZT970.91	-38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$32.04 KZT16,261.02	+134.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$4.04 KZT2,049.25	+71.2%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Syria	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$48.70 KZT24,713.10	+61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$35.81 KZT18,175.50	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$76.95 KZT39,050.58	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$73.59 KZT37,346.47	-5.9%
Average			+12.0%

Syria vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of clothing

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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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