Damascus vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$310
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$69.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
37
😀 Quality of life
40
24
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.48M

The cost of living in Damascus is 27% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7406th and 6203rd ($675 vs $922) 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 0.1 months in Onitsha. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 7899th and 9020th 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
$9.24
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1640

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1555
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$587
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$849
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$655
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$601
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$878
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$618
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$594
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$578
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$386
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$775
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$659
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1551
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$834
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1344
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$641
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$538
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$750
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$665
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$687
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1022
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$785
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1017
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1254
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$750
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$741
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$830
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$796
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$353
518 km or 322 mi Save
$650
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$612
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$584
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$750
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1239
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$668
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$802
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$673