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Syria vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 21.0% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.8% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 85.8% more in Syria
Housing: pay 22.3% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 60.1% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 24.4% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.8% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS56.16	$5.33 SYP69,344	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS79.35	$4.50 SYP58,509	-47.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.21	$1.13 SYP14,747	+100.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.83	$0.68 SYP8,862	+122.5%
Average			+40.8%

Tajikistan vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.06	$0.64 SYP8,333	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS53.71	$1.85 SYP24,087	-68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS36.56	$3.81 SYP49,537	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS15.88	$1.94 SYP25,252	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.11	$3.09 SYP40,163	+76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.45	$0.63 SYP8,224	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS10.93	$0.77 SYP10,067	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.51	$0.61 SYP7,896	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.07	$0.31 SYP4,046	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.65	$0.31 SYP4,002	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.87	$0.36 SYP4,700	+78.1%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 85.8% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS37.49	$8.09 SYP105,151	+99.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS97.66	$10.00 SYP130,020	-5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS107,429.74	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	+65.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS33.21	$10.24 SYP133,081	+184.3%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS180.68	$40.76 SYP529,986	+108.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,418.42	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,211.79	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS318.22	$62.74 SYP815,767	+81.9%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

	Tajikistan	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS878.97	$46.24 SYP601,162	-51.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS64,316.23	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-68.7%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS9.77	$3.89 SYP50,556	+267.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS13.84	$1.30 SYP16,874	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS24.42	$3.08 SYP40,090	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS312.58	$13.64 SYP177,324	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS41.51	$2.36 SYP30,671	-47.6%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 24.4% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS243.96	$30.17 SYP392,267	+14.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS310.57	$42.77 SYP556,062	+27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS561.56	$70.57 SYP917,567	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS512.73	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+40.6%
Average			+24.4%

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