Cost of living comparison

Afghanistan

compared to

Syria

Syria vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 51.5% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.6% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Syria
Transportation: pay 24.6% more in Syria
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Syria
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Syria
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Syria

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

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Syria vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.6% more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$6.00 SYP78,012	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$5.25 SYP68,260	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.49 SYP19,370	+214.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$0.75 SYP9,728	+386.3%
Average			+94.6%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$0.57 SYP7,359	+135.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$2.66 SYP34,538	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$4.45 SYP57,812	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$2.06 SYP26,749	+32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$2.58 SYP33,595	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$0.48 SYP6,207	+49.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	$0.75 SYP9,778	+90.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$0.46 SYP6,024	+10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.39 SYP5,036	+62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.35 SYP4,529	+24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.37 SYP4,837	+66.6%
Average			+48.8%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$7.74 SYP101K	+84.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	$6.50 SYP84,513	-68.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$17,646.72 SYP229M	+108.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$12.26 SYP159K	+112.4%
Average			+24.6%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Afghanistan	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$33.42 SYP434K	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$234.29 SYP3M	+90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$104.84 SYP1M	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$72.18 SYP938K	+122.4%
Average			+36.2%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$58.71 SYP763K	+189.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$1,608.03 SYP21M	+53.7%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$2.00 SYP26,004	-13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$1.99 SYP25,927	+81.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$2.93 SYP38,086	+22.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$19.01 SYP247K	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$3.22 SYP41,839	+39.4%
Average			+39.0%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$41.39 SYP538K	+288.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$40.79 SYP530K	+154.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$71.40 SYP928K	+23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$81.36 SYP1M	+224.4%
Average			+151.2%

Afghanistan vs. Syria - Cost of clothing

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