Cost of Living Comparison Between Latakia and Abu Halifa Cost of Living Comparison Between Latakia and Abu Halifa

🙂 Solo nomad: Latakia is 39.3% cheaper than Abu Halifa without rent, and 62.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Latakia is 50% cheaper than Abu Halifa without rent, and 62.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.75 SYP 542

$6.62 KWD 2.04

-28.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.04 SYP 2,285

$27.72 KWD 8.54

-27.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 SYP 575

$8.27 KWD 2.55

-39.06%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 KWD 0.77

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 KWD 0.69

Cappuccino

$0.62 SYP 71.2

$5.83 KWD 1.80

-89.37%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 SYP 85.6

$0.70 KWD 0.22

7.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 SYP 41.42

$0.38 KWD 0.12

-5.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 SYP 115

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 SYP 198

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 SYP 88.7

$1.63 KWD 0.50

-52.15%

White Bread (500g)

$0.63 SYP 71.5

$0.95 KWD 0.29

-33.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.00 SYP 115

$1.78 KWD 0.55

-43.82%

Eggs

$1.82 SYP 208

$2.09 KWD 0.64

-12.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

$3.28 KWD 1.01

-7.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.95 SYP 792

$6.49 KWD 2.00

7.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.19 SYP 1,276

$9.74 KWD 3.00

14.89%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 99.0

$2.45 KWD 0.76

-64.49%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 SYP 116

$1.88 KWD 0.58

-46.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.64 SYP 73.1

$0.95 KWD 0.29

-32.63%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.60 SYP 68.1

$0.63 KWD 0.19

-4.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 SYP 74.8

$1.00 KWD 0.31

-34.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 70.8

$0.68 KWD 0.21

-8.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 SYP 42.62

$1.59 KWD 0.49

-76.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 65.5

$0.48 KWD 0.15

18.75%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.20 KWD 0.99

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 KWD 0.32

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 KWD 0.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.06 SYP 349

$2.97 KWD 0.92

3.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.03 SYP 574

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 SYP 106

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 SYP 200

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.08 SYP 9.11

$0.88 KWD 0.27

-90.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.05 KWD 13.57

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 116

$3.32 KWD 1.02

-69.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 SYP 59.4

$3.26 KWD 1.00

-84.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.64 SYP 757

$16.38 KWD 5.05

-59.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 SYP 109

$0.33 KWD 0.10

190.91%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.2K SYP 2.1M

$21.7K KWD 6,672

-15.93%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

$20.1K KWD 6,201

2.88%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$40.29 SYP 4,595

$62.8 KWD 19.35

-35.86%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.27 SYP 943

$16.44 KWD 5.06

-49.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.81 SYP 5,339

$16.59 KWD 5.11

182.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.95 SYP 1,363

$97.3 KWD 29.96

-87.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.85 SYP 439

$46.93 KWD 14.46

-91.80%

Cinema Ticket

$1.11 SYP 126

$11.56 KWD 3.56

-90.40%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$19.85 SYP 2,264

$399 KWD 123

-95.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,799 SYP 205.2K

$5,841 KWD 1,799

-69.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.45 SYP 2,447

$42.24 KWD 13.01

-49.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.46 SYP 2,790

$42.38 KWD 13.05

-42.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.89 SYP 4,664

$86.3 KWD 26.57

-52.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.63 SYP 4,748

$82.8 KWD 25.51

-49.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$246 SYP 28.0K

$792 KWD 244

-68.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$86.3 SYP 9,844

$619 KWD 191

-86.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$472 SYP 53.8K

$1,560 KWD 481

-69.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$240 SYP 27.4K

$1,278 KWD 394

-81.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,198 KWD 985

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$57.3 SYP 6,532

$5,088 KWD 1,567

-98.87%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

175.00%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Latakia: January 12, 2026

Last update for Abu Halifa: January 10, 2026

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