Damascus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2062
🏠 One person rent
$315
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$915
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$84.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$81.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
39
18
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.48M

The cost of living in Damascus is 36% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7287th and 5196th ($671 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Nigeria, respectively. Check Syria vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7834th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Onitsha

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Damascus Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$572
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$38.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1061
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$7.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$8.54
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$1.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1418

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1774
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$563
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$961
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$632
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$674
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$926
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$676
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$664
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$644
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$397
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$778
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$705
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1514
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$849
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$752
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1413
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$665
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$755
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$664
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$698
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1102
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$852
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1013
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1363
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$793
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$743
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$810
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$793
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$393
518 km or 322 mi Save
$646
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$598
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$652
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$781
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1241
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$671
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$835
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$699