Abuja vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
39
28
😀 Quality of life
22
39
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 126% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 3914th and 7287th ($1514 vs $671) 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 0.1 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 9057th and 7834th 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
$3.06
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$1711

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$852
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108