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Afghanistan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 9.7% cheaper than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 12.6% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 84.0% more in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 25.6% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% less in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Afghanistan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Syria	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$2.34 AFN167	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$4.88 AFN348	+17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.48 AFN34	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.19 AFN14	-59.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Syria	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.24 AFN17	-66.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$1.99 AFN142	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$2.40 AFN171	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.73 AFN124	-17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$1.49 AFN106	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.28 AFN20	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.38 AFN27	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.33 AFN23	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.25 AFN18	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.21 AFN15	-27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.16 AFN12	-35.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 12.6% less for transportation

	Syria	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.06 AFN290	-48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$15.44 AFN1,103	+54.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$8,439.56 AFN602,738	-61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$11.80 AFN843	+4.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	Syria	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$189.66 AFN13,545	+275.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$88.17 AFN6,297	-56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$59.20 AFN4,228	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$100.63 AFN7,187	+161.2%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

	Syria	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$37.05 AFN2,646	-19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$1,462.66 AFN104,461	-31.9%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$4.14 AFN296	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$1.05 AFN75	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$1.90 AFN136	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$11.46 AFN818	-19.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$3.29 AFN235	+23.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Syria	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$15.11 AFN1,079	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$18.99 AFN1,356	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$26.51 AFN1,893	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$25.50 AFN1,821	-62.9%
Average			-48.5%

Syria vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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