Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 17.9% cheaper than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 1.4% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
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