Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 56.1% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 59.9% more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 48.4% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 72.3% more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 7.9 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Thailand

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

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Thailand vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Syria	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$2.89 THB96.05	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$6.99 THB232.42	+33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.75 THB24.81	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.37 THB12.19	-51.0%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 59.9% more for groceries

	Syria	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.34 THB44.43	+136.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$7.95 THB264.36	+199.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$7.12 THB236.74	+60.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.06 THB68.55	+0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$1.37 THB45.52	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.35 THB44.98	+183.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.57 THB18.99	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.93 THB31.07	+101.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.82 THB27.38	+112.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.72 THB24.01	+107.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.57 THB18.88	+52.5%
Average			+59.9%

Syria vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.4% more for transportation

	Syria	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$5.07 THB168.49	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$32.87 THB1,093.53	+405.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$29,201.01 THB971K	+65.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$10.77 THB358.41	-12.1%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 72.3% more for housing

	Syria	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$19.17 THB637.71	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$407.64 THB13,560.34	+74.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$268.13 THB8,919.39	+155.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$60.86 THB2,024.59	-15.7%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 7.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$515.68 THB17,154.28	+778.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$11,528.28 THB383K	+616.9%
Average			+693.5%

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pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.10 THB69.86	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.00 THB66.47	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$4.15 THB138.07	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$50.07 THB1,665.52	+163.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$6.05 THB201.30	+88.1%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Syria	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$44.30 THB1,473.73	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$32.84 THB1,092.57	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$83.65 THB2,782.57	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$77.91 THB2,591.55	-4.2%
Average			-0.8%

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