Accra vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$323
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$156
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
29
😀 Quality of life
56
40
🏙️ Population
1.78M
2.69M

The cost of living in Accra is 28% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6525th and 7406th ($861 vs $675) 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 6316th and 7899th 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
$5.97
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.4
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$838
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.53%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3872
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2147
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.33
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.95
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.5
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.3
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8185
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$654
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$607
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$703
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$454
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$802
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$678
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$664
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$683
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$562
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$673
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$612
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$796
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$741
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$673
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1075
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
400 km or 249 mi Save
$650
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$675
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1022
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1198
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1017
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$612
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1066
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$682
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1063
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$665
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$775
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1092
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$659
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1124
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$538
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$578
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1079
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$862
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$655
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$878

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207