Cost of living comparison
Syria is 68.9% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
|
pay 46.8% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.20
SYP508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.33
SYP819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.22
SYP555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.18
SYP447
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
|
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