Addis Ababa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$758
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
34
29
😀 Quality of life
45
40
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 88% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4635th and 7406th ($1269 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Syria, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 7273rd and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Damascus

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Addis Ababa Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207