Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 16.7% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 9.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 55.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.7% less for restaurants

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$4.57 KGS400.01	-23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$7.49 KGS655.01	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.71 KGS61.67	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.32 KGS27.63	-57.8%
Average			-14.7%

Syria vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.33 KGS28.81	-41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$3.22 KGS281.41	+21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$3.31 KGS289.27	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.62 KGS141.38	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$1.83 KGS159.89	-29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.43 KGS37.40	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.72 KGS62.70	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.98 KGS85.48	+111.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.59 KGS51.69	+52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.25 KGS21.95	-27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.21 KGS18.48	-43.2%
Average			-9.6%

Syria vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$3.84 KGS335.91	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	+82.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	+36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$3.76 KGS328.71	-69.3%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 55.0% more for housing

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$10.29 KGS899.74	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+174.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-54.7%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	+171.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$4,862.35 KGS425K	+202.4%
Average			+186.7%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.22 KGS106.67	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.02 KGS176.62	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$1.96 KGS171.67	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+103.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$4.57 KGS400.01	+42.1%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	-27.9%
Average			-10.7%

Syria vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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