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Abuja vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Abuja is 79.9% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 31.1% less in Abuja
Groceries: pay 77.5% more in Abuja
Transportation: pay 48.6% less in Abuja
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Abuja
Childcare: pay 98.0% more in Abuja
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.4% more in Abuja
Clothing: pay 38.8% more in Abuja

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

Abuja vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.1% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Abuja
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$3.29 NGN5,090.91	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$5.58 NGN8,622.87	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.50 NGN768.20	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.28 NGN427.30	-49.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 77.5% more for groceries

	Damascus	Abuja
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$1.33 NGN2,062.41	+111.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$1.25 NGN1,931.87	-25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$10.91 NGN16,855.12	+169.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$1.56 NGN2,412.91	-20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$1.88 NGN2,910.24	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.50 NGN2,323.70	+230.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.75 NGN1,159.25	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.82 NGN1,259.81	+77.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.74 NGN1,145.02	+90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.66 NGN1,025.32	+148.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.64 NGN983.60	+130.3%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 48.6% less for transportation

	Damascus	Abuja
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$2.92 NGN4,509.19	-81.7%
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)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$9.29 NGN14,350.66	-15.6%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Damascus	Abuja
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$41.56 NGN64,231.75	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$2,461.96 NGN3,804,947.24	+772.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$1,158.05 NGN1,789,762.86	+694.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$23.44 NGN36,225.13	-56.2%
Average			+343.3%

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pay 98.0% more for childcare

	Damascus	Abuja
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$133.90 NGN206,948.77	+177.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$1,965.88 NGN3,038,250.79	+19.1%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Abuja
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.20 NGN1,847.84	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.64 NGN2,540.96	+28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.00 NGN3,090.99	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$44.84 NGN69,293.81	+237.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$8.35 NGN12,909.47	+178.4%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 38.8% more for clothing

	Damascus	Abuja
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$29.79 NGN46,037.69	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$28.76 NGN44,454.43	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$68.91 NGN106,496.48	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$85.63 NGN132,339.96	+52.2%
Average			+38.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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