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Syria vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 5.3% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.3% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Syria
Housing: pay 23.5% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 87.0% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 89.5% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.3% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$5.33 SYP69,344	+35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$4.50 SYP58,509	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$1.13 SYP14,747	+71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.68 SYP8,862	+124.5%
Average			+46.3%

Tanzania vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Tanzania	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$0.64 SYP8,333	-12.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$1.85 SYP24,087	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$3.81 SYP49,537	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$1.94 SYP25,252	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$3.09 SYP40,163	+64.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$0.63 SYP8,224	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.77 SYP10,067	+57.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.61 SYP7,896	+41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.31 SYP4,046	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.31 SYP4,002	-14.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.36 SYP4,700	-41.1%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$8.09 SYP105,151	+72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$10.00 SYP130,020	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$10.24 SYP133,081	-18.0%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 23.5% less for housing

	Tanzania	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$40.76 SYP529,986	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$62.74 SYP815,767	-2.3%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$46.24 SYP601,162	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-84.7%
Average			-87.0%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$3.89 SYP50,556	+183.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.30 SYP16,874	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$3.08 SYP40,090	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$13.64 SYP177,324	-76.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$2.36 SYP30,671	-62.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 89.5% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$30.17 SYP392,267	+67.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$42.77 SYP556,062	+55.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$70.57 SYP917,567	+149.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+86.5%
Average			+89.5%

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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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