Abidjan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3101
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$551
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$201
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
34
25
😀 Quality of life
37
32
🏙️ Population
4.98M
2.58M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 73% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4695th and 7105th ($1164 vs $672) 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 7254th and 7854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.43
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1773
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2228
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1321
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.9
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.1
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.2
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3084
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1012
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1034
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1015
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1035
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$546
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1071
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$412
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$585
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$747
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$546
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$368
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1047
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$345
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$570
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$656
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$494
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$494
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$495
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$711
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$971
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$655
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$652
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$751
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$503
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$617
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$652
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$494
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$755
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$656
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$710
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$528
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$983
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$761
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838