Abidjan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1114
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2962
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$512
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1248
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
34
25
😀 Quality of life
39
36
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.5M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 91% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4683rd and 7822nd ($1114 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Syria, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 7263rd and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1596
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.4
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.46%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2052
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1489
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.2
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$123
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3025
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$916
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$892
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$888
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$874
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$897
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$459
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$923
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$416
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$497
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$582
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$512
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$446
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$976
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$353
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$482
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$616
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$468
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$469
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$469
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$678
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$972
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$617
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$616
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$675
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$479
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$677
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$617
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$470
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$732
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$620
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$697
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$501
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$977
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$678
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850