Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 18.8% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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