Damascus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$765
🏠 One person rent
$225
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
36
😀 Quality of life
36
17
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.48M

The cost of living in Damascus is 65% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7822nd and 9080th ($583 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7665th and 9077th 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
$4.03
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$704

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617