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Damascus vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 26.8% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in Damascus

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and housing in Damascus are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 62.4% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,110.60	$5.00 SYP65,010	+51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,656.21	$5.00 SYP65,010	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN771.17	$1.05 SYP13,652	+111.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN428.95	$0.54 SYP7,086	+97.1%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Abuja	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,070.39	$0.63 SYP8,217	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,939.34	$1.67 SYP21,752	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN16,920.30	$4.05 SYP52,594	-62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,422.24	$1.97 SYP25,571	+26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,921.49	$3.01 SYP39,106	+59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,332.69	$0.46 SYP5,918	-69.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,163.73	$0.96 SYP12,544	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,264.69	$0.46 SYP5,963	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,149.45	$0.39 SYP5,065	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,029.28	$0.27 SYP3,476	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN987.40	$0.28 SYP3,593	-56.6%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Abuja	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,526.62	$15.92 SYP207,051	+445.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.00 SYP221,034
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,406.15	$11.00 SYP143,022	+18.5%
Average			+232.2%

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Abuja	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN64,480.14	$66.75 SYP867,884	+60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,819,661.39	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-88.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,796,684.07	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN36,365.21	$53.53 SYP695,989	+128.4%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Abuja	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN207,749.06	$48.33 SYP628,430	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,050,000.04	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-16.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,854.99	$1.25 SYP16,252	+4.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,550.78	$1.27 SYP16,578	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,102.94	$3.00 SYP39,006	+50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN69,561.78	$13.30 SYP172,927	-70.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,959.39	$3.00 SYP39,006	-64.1%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Abuja	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN46,215.72	$22.00 SYP286,044	-26.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN44,626.34	$23.50 SYP305,547	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN106,908.31	$47.50 SYP617,595	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN132,851.73	$56.25 SYP731,362	-34.3%
Average			-27.4%

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