Addis Ababa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$674
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$45
😷 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 63% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4878th and 7245th ($1148 vs $706) 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 7160th and 7855th 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
$3.98
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347