Accra vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$297
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
51
28
😀 Quality of life
56
39
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.69M

The cost of living in Accra is 23% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6574th and 7287th ($822 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ghana and Syria, respectively. Check Ghana vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 6206th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Accra vs Damascus

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Accra Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$1711

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Cities near Accra

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108