Addis Ababa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$710
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
32
25
😀 Quality of life
39
34
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 85% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4540th and 7300th ($1180 vs $638) 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 0.2 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 7025th and 7688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902