Ethiopia vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ethiopia Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2314
$1162
🏠 One person rent
$393
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$886
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$1028
$421
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
65
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
13
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
4%
🎓 Higher education
60
38
😀 Quality of life
15
11
🏙️ Population
105M
18.5M

The average cost of living in Ethiopia ($876) is 80% more expensive than in Syria ($486). Ethiopia ranked 100th vs 184th 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 182nd and 189th 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
$5.96
$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$0.8
$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$481
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$92.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$44.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.93%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1350
$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$9.65
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$5.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.7
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$11
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.7
$3.83
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.7
$23.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3004
$1894

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ethiopia

City Cost of living Population
Addis Ababa
$923
3.04M
Gondar
$885
324K
Awasa
$840
300K
Mekelle
$800
324K
Bahir Dar
$883
243K
Jimma
$871
178K
Dire Dawa
$705
277K
Dessie
$820
188K
Jijiga
$702
159K
Harar
$676
129K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$583
2.5M
Aleppo
$404
1.92M
Homs
$528
775K
Latakia
$436
700K
Hama
$480
697K
Raqqa
$424
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$438
272K
Al-Hasakah
$409
188K
Qamishli
$395
184K
Idlib
$401
165K