Abidjan vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$536
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
35
29
😀 Quality of life
48
40
🏙️ Population
5.62M
2.69M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 68% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4787th and 7245th ($1185 vs $706) 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 6864th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Damascus

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Abidjan Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347