Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Kabul, Afghanistan

Kabul vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Kabul is 25.9% cheaper than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Kabul
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Kabul
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Kabul
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Kabul
Childcare: pay 31.5% less in Kabul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Kabul
Clothing: pay 48.0% less in Kabul

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in Kabul are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including transportation, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Kabul.

Kabul vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kabul instead of Damascus, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Kabul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$2.63 AFN184	-47.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.31 AFN512	+46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.38 AFN26	-64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.17 AFN12	-69.3%
Average			-33.6%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.3% less for groceries

	Damascus	Kabul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.25 AFN17	-60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$1.96 AFN137	+17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$3.05 AFN213	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$1.48 AFN104	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$1.54 AFN108	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$0.25 AFN17	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.36 AFN26	-62.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.37 AFN26	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.23 AFN16	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.15 AFN10	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.15 AFN11	-45.2%
Average			-36.3%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Damascus	Kabul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$3.96 AFN277	-75.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$8.93 AFN625	-47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$7,079.28 AFN495,290	-61.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$9.07 AFN634	-17.6%
Average			-50.5%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.4% more for housing

	Damascus	Kabul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$130.18 AFN9,108	+95.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$103.61 AFN7,249	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$89.85 AFN6,286	-38.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$70.84 AFN4,956	+32.3%
Average			+6.4%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.5% less for childcare

	Damascus	Kabul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$23.40 AFN1,637	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$1,462.66 AFN102,333	-11.4%
Average			-31.5%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Kabul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.93 AFN205	+134.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.27 AFN89	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.63 AFN184	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$8.78 AFN614	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.19 AFN154	-26.9%
Average			+12.1%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 48.0% less for clothing

	Damascus	Kabul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$10.97 AFN767	-50.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$16.03 AFN1,122	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$23.77 AFN1,663	-50.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$22.38 AFN1,566	-60.2%
Average			-48.0%

Damascus vs. Kabul - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

More cost comparisons

Damascus vs.

Wellington

Damascus vs.

Beijing

Damascus vs.

Madrid

Damascus vs.

Athens

Damascus vs.

Dodoma

Damascus vs.

London

Damascus vs.

Mexico City

Damascus vs.

Berlin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Syria vs. Afghanistan. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Syria and Afghanistan.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Damascus

Add prices for Kabul

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kabul or Damascus. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.