Cost of Living Comparison Between 'afrin and Baniyas Cost of Living Comparison Between 'afrin and Baniyas

🙂 Solo nomad: 'afrin is 74% cheaper than Baniyas without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'afrin is 73.4% cheaper than Baniyas without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.06 SYP 231

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.02 SYP 3,040

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.39 SYP 606

Cappuccino

$0.48 SYP 54.1

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 SYP 115

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 SYP 35.12

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.53 SYP 172

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 SYP 283

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 SYP 59.1

$0.81 SYP 91.3

-35.80%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 SYP 57.5

$0.59 SYP 66.3

-13.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 110

Eggs

$1.17 SYP 132

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.06 SYP 344

$3.16 SYP 355

-3.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.03 SYP 341

$7.71 SYP 867

-60.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.10 SYP 799

$11.30 SYP 1,271

-37.17%

Apples (1kg)

$0.82 SYP 91.8

$0.48 SYP 54.5

70.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$0.98 SYP 110

4.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 114

$0.29 SYP 32.16

251.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 SYP 91.5

$0.52 SYP 58.3

55.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 SYP 55.1

$0.31 SYP 35.32

58.06%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 SYP 57.8

$0.38 SYP 42.87

34.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 SYP 54.0

$0.41 SYP 46.05

17.07%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 SYP 21.11

$0.62 SYP 69.2

-69.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.95 SYP 332

Wine (Bottle)

$4.91 SYP 552

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 SYP 114

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 SYP 198

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 SYP 22.84

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.97 SYP 897

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 115

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SYP 139

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.55 SYP 737

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 SYP 165

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.5K SYP 2.1M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.8K SYP 2.3M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$98.2 SYP 11.0K

$20.16 SYP 2,268

387.05%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.97 SYP 447

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.8 SYP 6,162

Cinema Ticket

$3.06 SYP 344

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$44.27 SYP 4,982

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,844 SYP 207.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$7.98 SYP 898

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.13 SYP 2,941

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.08 SYP 5,073

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.5 SYP 6,355

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$49.39 SYP 5,558

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$50.4 SYP 5,668

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$149 SYP 16.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SYP 11.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for 'afrin: March 2, 2026

Last update for Baniyas: March 1, 2026

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