Prices in Syria

What are the supermarket prices in Syria? Is the cost of living in Syria higher than in United States? How much will it cost us to entertain in Syria and how much will we spend in restaurants and bars?
On this page below you will find the current price and cost overview in Syria: food prices, Prices in restaurants, cost of living, and entertainment costs (The last update: today this hour)

Currency in Syria Syrian pound (SYP). For 10 US dollars you can get 25.1 thousand Syrian pounds. For 100 US dollars you can get 251 thousand Syrian pounds. And the other way around: For 100 Syrian pounds you can get 0.0398 US dollars.



What are the different prices in the cities in Syria? Look here: Prices in cities in Syria

Prices: Aleppo   Damascus   Latakia   Homs   Darayya   Douma   Idlib   Salamiyah   Dar'a   Hama  

Generally, it is much cheaper in Syria than in United States. Food is 66% cheaper. Dining in restaurants and bars will be cheaper by 75%. In turn, the cost of living in Syria is lower than the cost in United States by 46%. If we want to spend time actively or to have fun, we will pay less than in United States about 78%.

See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Syria


And if the trip plans are simply for a given region of the world, then maybe it will come out cheaper than in Syria in nearby countries? See prices in: Lebanon, Cyprus, Palestine, Turkey, and Jordan.

Food

Current prices overview: food prices Syria

Restaurants

Current prices overview: Prices in restaurants Syria

Cost Of Living

Current prices overview: cost of living Syria

Entertainment

Current prices overview: entertainment costs Syria

Comparison of selected prices in Syria with prices in United States:

fees

$64 ($19 - $200)
69% is less expensive than in United States

internet

$36 ($20 - $70)
by half less than in United States

jeans

$21 ($10 - $50)
60% is less expensive than in United States

average earnings

$47
99% is less expensive than in United States

renting a small apartment in the center

$168 ($60 - $400)
91% is less expensive than in United States

renting a large apartment outside the center

$185 ($90 - $478)
92% is less expensive than in United States

bread

$0.75 ($0.3 - $1.5)
79% is less expensive than in United States

cheese

$3.6 ($2 - $8)
72% is less expensive than in United States

rice

$1.2 ($0.8 - $2)
73% is less expensive than in United States

tomatoes

$0.6 ($0.25 - $1.2)
88% is less expensive than in United States

bananas

$1.6 ($1 - $3.6)
3.1% is less expensive than in United States

wine

$5 ($2.6 - $10)
67% is less expensive than in United States

cheap restaurant

$3.8 ($2 - $7.8)
81% is less expensive than in United States

local beer

$1.6 ($1 - $3)
73% is less expensive than in United States

coffee

$0.9 ($0.5 - $2)
82% is less expensive than in United States

bottle of water

$0.45 ($0.3 - $1)
78% is less expensive than in United States

Burger King or a similar bar

$4.3 ($3 - $6.6)
60% is less expensive than in United States

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$0.79 ($0.5 - $1.2)
68% is less expensive than in United States

Price changes in previous years in Syria

Has the price of bread increased in Syria?
Bread in previous years has cost: 2010: $0.5(SYP 1.26K), 2011: $0.45(SYP 1.13K), and 2013: $0.64(SYP 1.61K).

Syria price changes: A loaf of fresh white bread (500g) 2010-2013
Syria price changes A loaf of fresh white bread (500g) hikersbay.com

Have prices increased in restaurants in Syria?
In inexpensive restaurants, the price for a meal was: 2010: $5.3(SYP 13.2K), 2011: $3(SYP 7.54K), and 2013: $4.3(SYP 10.7K)

Syria price changes: Meal in a cheap restaurant 2010-2013
Syria price changes Meal in a cheap restaurant hikersbay.com

Price changes in Renting A Small Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $176(SYP 441K), 2011: $433(SYP 1.09M), and 2013: $338(SYP 850K)

Syria price changes: Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre 2010-2013
Syria price changes Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre hikersbay.com
Syria price changes: Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 2011-2013
Syria price changes Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) hikersbay.com