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title: "Cost of Living in Syria vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Syria is about 84% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.156, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Syria, on the Penn World Table figure alone — the sources disagree, and why is explained."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Syria

# Cost of living in 🇸🇾 Syria vs the United States

Syria has a US-relative price level of **0.156** (US = 1.0) — about 84% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2023.

## What US salaries are worth in Syria

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $320,513 | $7,800 |
| $80,000 | $512,821 | $12,480 |
| $120,000 | $769,231 | $18,720 |
| $180,000 | $1,153,846 | $28,080 |
| $250,000 | $1,602,564 | $39,000 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=SY).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Syria's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

These sources disagree — the figure above is the Penn World Table figure alone, decided by a person, not a blend.

Exchange regime: dual rate. The World Bank official-rate series ends in 2022 at 2,506 pounds per dollar; the Central Bank unified its bulletins on 23 March 2025 inside a +/-5% band (widened to +/-7% in August) at roughly 11,000-15,000, and a black-market rate persists beside it. The World Bank price level (0.322, 2022) divides by a rate five times too strong. Penn World Table (0.156, 2023) is the independent vote.

Checked 2026-09-09 against secondary sources; the authority's own page could not be read.

Consensus (median) 0.156 2023

World Bank — GDP 0.322 2022

Penn World Table 0.156 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.404 2021

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇪🇬 Egypt](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/egypt/) — price level 0.154
- [🇲🇲 Myanmar](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/myanmar/) — price level 0.142
- [🇳🇬 Nigeria](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/nigeria/) — price level 0.128
- [🇱🇦 Laos](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/laos/) — price level 0.216
- [🇵🇰 Pakistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/pakistan/) — price level 0.217

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Syria compared to the United States?**: Syria has a price level of 0.156 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 84% cheaper than the United States), based on the Penn World Table figure alone — the sources disagree and a curated exchange-regime register names the one to believe, reference year 2023.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Syria?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $641,026 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Syria; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $15,600.
- **Where does the Syria cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. For Syria the sources disagree (dual rate): The World Bank official-rate series ends in 2022 at 2,506 pounds per dollar; the Central Bank unified its bulletins on 23 March 2025 inside a +/-5% band (widened to +/-7% in August) at roughly 11,000-15,000, and a black-market rate persists beside it. The World Bank price level (0.322, 2022) divides by a rate five times too strong. Penn World Table (0.156, 2023) is the independent vote.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SY.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/syria/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SY