Accra vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$747
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2010
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$278
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
25
😀 Quality of life
53
32
🏙️ Population
2.39M
2.58M

The cost of living in Accra is 11% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6680th and 7105th ($747 vs $672) 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 6041st and 7854th 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
$4
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.3
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.39%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1620
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.18
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.75
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.01
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.42
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.7
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6479
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$546
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$368
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$585
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$345
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$711
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$656
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$546
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$570
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$412
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$655
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$617
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$755
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$710
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$652
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1015
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
400 km or 249 mi Save
$644
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$652
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1133
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1164
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1019
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1012
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$656
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1011
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$759
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$699
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$774
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1034
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$704
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1071
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$635
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1035
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$751
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$537
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$886

Cities near Damascus

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