Syria vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Syria Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$193
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$321
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.4
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$59.1
$195
💸 GDP per capita
$421
$964
😃 Human freedom index
2.96
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
72.1
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
26
🌐 English speaking %
4%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
11
25
🏙️ Population
18.5M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Syria ($486) is 22% less expensive than in Uganda ($624). Syria ranked 184th vs 149th for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Syria compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 189th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Syria vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Syria and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Syria Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.14
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.04
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92.3
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.1
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
20.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1199
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$650
$9183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.11
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.65
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$3.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.86
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.83
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$39
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$60.2
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1894
$4870

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Cities Comparison in Syria vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$654
1.68M
Kira Town
$600
317K
Gulu
$556
152K
Kasese
$543
115K
Mbale
$557
96.2K
Jinja
$542
72.9K
Arua
$553
62K
Entebbe
$547
70K
Tororo
$557
41.9K