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Syria vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 70.1% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Syria
Groceries: pay 76.6% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Syria
Housing: pay 39.8% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 23.9% more in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Syria

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and childcare in Syria are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Syria.

Syria vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 AFN161	$5.33 SYP69,344	+118.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.89 AFN257	$4.50 SYP58,509	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AFN30	$1.13 SYP14,747	+149.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.68 SYP8,862	+231.6%
Average			+129.0%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.6% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.20 AFN13	$0.64 SYP8,333	+217.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 AFN149	$1.85 SYP24,087	-18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.59 AFN171	$3.81 SYP49,537	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 AFN101	$1.94 SYP25,252	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 AFN109	$3.09 SYP40,163	+86.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.26 AFN17	$0.63 SYP8,224	+147.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 AFN27	$0.77 SYP10,067	+90.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 AFN23	$0.61 SYP7,896	+76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.31 SYP4,046	+29.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.31 SYP4,002	+45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 AFN12	$0.36 SYP4,700	+91.9%
Average			+76.6%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN268	$8.09 SYP105,151	+99.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.25 AFN1,073	$10.00 SYP130,020	-38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,043.81 AFN597,505	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	+113.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 AFN668	$10.24 SYP133,081	+1.2%
Average			+43.9%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.8% more for housing

	Afghanistan	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$194.20 AFN12,831	$40.76 SYP529,986	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.87 AFN5,805	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	+120.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.69 AFN3,415	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	+118.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.00 AFN4,162	$62.74 SYP815,767	-0.4%
Average			+39.8%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 23.9% more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.37 AFN3,064	$46.24 SYP601,162	-0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,476.83 AFN97,571	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	+48.0%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 AFN322	$3.89 SYP50,556	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 AFN73	$1.30 SYP16,874	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 AFN127	$3.08 SYP40,090	+60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.12 AFN668	$13.64 SYP177,324	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 AFN220	$2.36 SYP30,671	-29.0%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.08 AFN732	$30.17 SYP392,267	+172.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.72 AFN1,171	$42.77 SYP556,062	+141.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.97 AFN2,244	$70.57 SYP917,567	+107.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.20 AFN1,533	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+237.0%
Average			+164.6%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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