Afghanistan vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Afghanistan Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$985
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$201
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$153
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$61
💸 GDP per capita
$414
$847
😃 Human freedom index
4
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
66
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
17
12
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4%
🎓 Higher education
25
37
😀 Quality of life
12
17
🏙️ Population
42.6M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Afghanistan ($450) is 17% less expensive than in Syria ($544). Afghanistan ranked 190th vs 177th for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Afghanistan compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 189th and 180th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Afghanistan vs Syria

We calculate prices for Afghanistan and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Afghanistan Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.4
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.29
$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.38
 Cappuccino
$1.12
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$88.6
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$55.1
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$118
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$67.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.98%
13.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$475
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$238
$462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.23
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.88
$5.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.47
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.97
$2.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$35.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.9
$52.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1458
$2025

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Afghanistan

City Cost of living Population
Kabul
$458
4.27M
Kandahar
$436
614K
Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
469K
Kunduz
$428
357K
Herat
$509
556K
Jalalabad
$354
263K
Sheberghan
$432
176K
Khost
$393
160K
Ghazni
$396
143K
Puli Khumri
$404
114K
Lashkargah
$439
202K
Gardez
$401
70K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$535
2M
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Hama
$438
697K
Homs
$402
775K
Latakia
$441
700K
Raqqa
$483
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$486
272K
Qamishli
$464
184K
Al-Hasakah
$472
188K
Idlib
$543
165K