Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 63.1% more expensive than Kabul.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kabul, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
AFN347
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
AFN12
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.25
AFN17
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.87
AFN125
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
AFN193
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AFN94
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN100
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
AFN24
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN25
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
AFN16
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN9
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
AFN251
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.46
AFN566
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,706.07
AFN448,222
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.77
AFN653
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.31
AFN8,242
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.58
AFN9,128
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.52
AFN6,251
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.52
AFN4,780
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.45
AFN1,500
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN92,608
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
AFN324
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
AFN88
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
AFN167
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.66
AFN579
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.08
AFN139
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
|
Kabul
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.74
AFN718
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.14
AFN1,547
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.88
AFN2,933
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.87
AFN2,130
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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