Cost of living comparison
Syria is 50.8% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 78.2% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN160
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN333
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 57.8% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN164
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN102
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,054
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN576,136
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN805
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,947
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,019
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,042
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,869
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,530
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,850
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN283
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN72
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN782
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN225
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,032
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,296
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,810
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,741
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
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