Abuja vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$165
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
37
25
😀 Quality of life
21
36
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.5M

The cost of living in Abuja is 51% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 9247th and 7822nd ($288 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Syria, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 7665th 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
$1.42
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$1634

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$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850