Abuja vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$953
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
37
25
😀 Quality of life
19
32
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.58M

The cost of living in Abuja is 88% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4418th and 7105th ($1262 vs $672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Syria, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 8886th and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Damascus

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Abuja Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
120 km or 74 mi Minna
$787
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838