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Syria vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 24.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 85.1% more in Syria
Housing: pay 76.9% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 67.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Syria

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

Syria vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.1% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS89,927.53	$5.33 SYP69,344	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS51,883.62	$4.50 SYP58,509	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS9,169.00	$1.13 SYP14,747	+49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,360.46	$0.68 SYP8,862	+89.4%
Average			+29.1%

Uzbekistan vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,776.04	$0.64 SYP8,333	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS45,847.65	$1.85 SYP24,087	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS48,109.04	$3.81 SYP49,537	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS18,118.78	$1.94 SYP25,252	+29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,396.19	$3.09 SYP40,163	+83.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,232.02	$0.63 SYP8,224	+23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,389.52	$0.77 SYP10,067	-9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,456.47	$0.61 SYP7,896	-45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,287.57	$0.31 SYP4,046	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,047.57	$0.31 SYP4,002	+22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,767.87	$0.36 SYP4,700	+147.7%
Average			+15.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.1% more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS46,055.40	$8.09 SYP105K	+112.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS90,317.82	$10.00 SYP130K	+34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS327M	$19,287.91 SYP251M	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS38,487.61	$10.24 SYP133K	+222.2%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 76.9% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS128K	$40.76 SYP530K	+285.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS4M	$193.35 SYP3M	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS3M	$112.97 SYP1M	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS371K	$62.74 SYP816K	+104.7%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 67.5% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2M	$46.24 SYP601K	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS70M	$2,185.71 SYP28M	-62.2%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,600.07	$3.89 SYP50,556	+167.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,404.35	$1.30 SYP16,874	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,563.80	$3.08 SYP40,090	+58.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS664K	$13.64 SYP177K	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS46,247.98	$2.36 SYP30,671	-38.2%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS292K	$30.17 SYP392K	+25.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS380K	$42.77 SYP556K	+36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS955K	$70.57 SYP918K	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS824K	$78.17 SYP1M	+15.0%
Average			+16.5%

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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: March 2026

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