Ethiopia vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1081
$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2646
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$624
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.6
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$169
$57.8
💸 GDP per capita
$1134
$847
😃 Human freedom index
4.7
3.27
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
15
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
59
38
😀 Quality of life
22
17
🏙️ Population
132M
24.7M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($1081) is 92% more expensive than in Syria ($564). Ethiopia ranked 84th vs 171st for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ethiopia compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 173rd and 181st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ethiopia vs Syria

We calculate prices for Ethiopia and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ethiopia Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.47
 Cappuccino
$0.94
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1809
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$70.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.83%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1960
$1155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.37
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$1.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$5.12
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$3.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$118
$64.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30081
$1780

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$1148
5.7M
Gondar
$923
324K
Mekelle
$748
324K
Awasa
$910
300K
Dire Dawa
$1050
277K
Bahir Dar
$800
243K
Dessie
$931
188K
Jimma
$746
178K
Harar
$1050
157K
Jijiga
$1045
126K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Aleppo
$551
2M
Damascus
$706
2.69M
Homs
$390
775K
Hama
$441
697K
Latakia
$446
709K
Raqqa
$518
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$521
272K
Al-Hasakah
$497
188K
Qamishli
$490
184K
Idlib
$559
165K