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Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 28.3% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 0.4% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$4.96 KGS433.33	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$7.15 KGS625.00	+58.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.71 KGS62.22	-37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.38 KGS33.53	-43.7%
Average			-7.3%

Syria vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% less for groceries

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.35 KGS30.46	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$3.45 KGS301.80	+86.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$3.57 KGS312.24	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.61 KGS141.14	-16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$1.85 KGS161.84	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.35 KGS30.30	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.71 KGS61.66	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.97 KGS84.93	+59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.53 KGS46.49	+70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.26 KGS22.44	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.21 KGS18.43	-41.7%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$3.09 KGS270.13	-61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	+18.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	+57.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$3.17 KGS277.00	-69.1%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$9.52 KGS832.78	-76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+131.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	-49.3%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	+266.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	+63.2%
Average			+164.8%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$1.30 KGS113.33	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.98 KGS173.21	+52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$1.89 KGS165.00	-38.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	+169.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$4.12 KGS360.00	+74.5%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Syria	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	-20.8%
Average			-7.0%

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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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