Damascus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$271
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
36
😀 Quality of life
32
12
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.48M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7105th and 5406th ($672 vs $1036) 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 7854th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1688

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655