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
ETB747.74
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 60.0% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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