Cost of living comparison
Syria is 29.3% more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Syria instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN273
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN31
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN16
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN127
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN152
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN110
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN95
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN18
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN25
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN21
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN16
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN13
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN10
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN257
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN979
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN557,586
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN774
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,023
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,444
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN3,939
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,477
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,355
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN309
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN69
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN120
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN734
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN209
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN966
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,469
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,394
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,854
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
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