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

🙂 Solo nomad: 'afrin is 82% cheaper than Damascus without rent, and 67.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'afrin is 79.1% cheaper than Damascus without rent, and 71.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 SYP 688

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.26 SYP 3,109

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.34 SYP 608

Cappuccino

$1.49 SYP 170

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

$1.14 SYP 130

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 SYP 77.6

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.65 SYP 188

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SYP 293

Milk (1 liter)

$0.49 SYP 55.6

$1.02 SYP 116

-51.96%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 SYP 54.5

$0.63 SYP 72.2

-23.81%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 SYP 113

$1.74 SYP 198

-43.10%

Eggs

$1.17 SYP 133

$1.88 SYP 215

-37.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.91 SYP 332

$7.51 SYP 857

-61.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.89 SYP 786

$11.13 SYP 1,269

-38.10%

Apples (1kg)

$0.78 SYP 89.3

$0.87 SYP 99.4

-10.34%

Banana (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 112

$1.73 SYP 197

-43.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 111

$0.99 SYP 113

-1.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 SYP 88.4

$0.88 SYP 101

-11.36%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 SYP 54.3

$0.61 SYP 69.7

-21.31%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 SYP 55.2

$0.62 SYP 71.3

-22.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.52 SYP 58.9

$0.38 SYP 42.92

36.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.18 SYP 21.00

$0.63 SYP 71.6

-71.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.04 SYP 347

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 SYP 895

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 112

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 SYP 202

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 10.40

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.90 SYP 1,927

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 115

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SYP 140

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.57 SYP 749

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.60 SYP 410

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

$18.4K SYP 2.1M

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

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

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

$100 SYP 11.4K

$104 SYP 11.8K

-3.47%

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

$8.22 SYP 938

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.2 SYP 6,176

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.18 SYP 1,731

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.31 SYP 834

Cinema Ticket

$2.99 SYP 341

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

$43.77 SYP 4,992

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,850 SYP 211.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.13 SYP 3,323

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.01 SYP 2,966

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.72 SYP 5,101

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.7 SYP 6,357

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$49.36 SYP 5,630

$264 SYP 30.1K

-81.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$49.78 SYP 5,678

$170 SYP 19.4K

-70.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$151 SYP 17.2K

$528 SYP 60.2K

-71.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SYP 11.5K

$281 SYP 32.1K

-64.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,888 SYP 215.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$620 SYP 70.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.48 SYP 5,643

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Damascus: January 11, 2026

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