Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 20.3% more expensive than Abuja.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN4,229.58
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN9,203.51
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN761.09
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN448.03
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,412.86
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,558.41
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN19,174.59
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,596.46
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN4,390.53
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,677.31
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,222.37
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,355.67
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,209.89
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,044.45
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,161.86
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN4,325.32
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN10,389,398.18
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN12,388.55
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN68,233.96
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN4,414,273.57
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,947,055.53
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN27,825.93
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN162,389.14
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN4,350,725.03
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN2,000.59
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,854.23
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN74,017.33
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN13,289.60
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN43,844.94
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN47,235.67
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN99,360.73
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN128,281.93
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
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