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

🙂 Solo nomad: 'afrin is 82.4% cheaper than Damascus without rent, and 67.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'afrin is 78.2% cheaper than Damascus without rent, and 71.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.04 SYP 680

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.00 SYP 3,152

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.36 SYP 604

Cappuccino

$1.56 SYP 176

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

$1.17 SYP 131

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 SYP 82.0

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 185

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 SYP 273

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 SYP 59.1

$0.97 SYP 109

-46.39%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 SYP 57.5

$0.62 SYP 70.0

-17.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 110

$1.69 SYP 190

-42.01%

Eggs

$1.17 SYP 132

$1.93 SYP 217

-39.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.06 SYP 344

$3.15 SYP 355

-2.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.03 SYP 341

$7.84 SYP 882

-61.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.10 SYP 800

$11.30 SYP 1,272

-37.17%

Apples (1kg)

$0.82 SYP 91.8

$0.88 SYP 99.0

-6.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$1.75 SYP 197

-41.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$1.00 SYP 112

2.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 SYP 91.5

$0.95 SYP 107

-14.74%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 SYP 55.1

$0.66 SYP 74.4

-25.76%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 SYP 57.8

$0.63 SYP 70.6

-19.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 SYP 54.1

$0.40 SYP 45.29

20.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 SYP 21.11

$0.61 SYP 68.8

-68.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 SYP 334

Wine (Bottle)

$8.01 SYP 902

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 110

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 201

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.10 SYP 11.05

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.12 SYP 1,927

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 SYP 116

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.29 SYP 145

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.50 SYP 732

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 422

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

$18.6K SYP 2.1M

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

$21.1K SYP 2.4M

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

$98.2 SYP 11.1K

$101 SYP 11.3K

-2.57%

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

$8.58 SYP 965

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.0 SYP 6,189

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.45 SYP 1,740

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.41 SYP 835

Cinema Ticket

$2.92 SYP 329

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

$43.72 SYP 4,922

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,835 SYP 206.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.61 SYP 3,334

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.41 SYP 2,861

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.43 SYP 5,115

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 SYP 6,386

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$49.39 SYP 5,561

$266 SYP 30.0K

-81.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$50.4 SYP 5,671

$174 SYP 19.6K

-71.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$149 SYP 16.7K

$530 SYP 59.7K

-71.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SYP 11.4K

$281 SYP 31.7K

-63.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,801 SYP 202.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$637 SYP 71.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.43 SYP 5,564

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 Damascus: February 28, 2026

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