Addis Ababa vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$407
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
32
25
😀 Quality of life
40
36
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.5M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 58% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5819th and 7822nd ($923 vs $583) 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 7141st and 7665th 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
$6.72
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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