Accra vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Accra Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1624
$1530
🏠 One person rent
$223
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$612
$385
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$95.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$204
$50.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
53
33
😀 Quality of life
58
37
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.75M

The cost of living in Accra is 13% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 7985th and 7363rd ($558 vs $639) 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 0.4 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 5563rd and 7483rd 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
$2.89
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.67
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$658
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$43.6
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.7
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$27.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.75%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$2018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5491
$1885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.34
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$8.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.26
$5.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.25
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.5
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.41
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.8
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.5
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4900
$2659

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$379
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$409
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$380
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$343
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$683
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$635
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$418
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$431
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$416
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$389
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$635
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$644
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$733
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$676
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$636
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$747
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$662
400 km or 249 mi Save
$643
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$644
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1449
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$954
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1191
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$394
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$742
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$633
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$774
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$943
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$598
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$673
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$740
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$517
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$739
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$796
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$684
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$617
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$675
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$751
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$564
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$849
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$676

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$984
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1592
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$985
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$905
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1329
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1688
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$773
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1699
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1685
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$1003
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$602
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1689
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1705
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1694
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1696
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1688
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1454
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1405
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1693
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1608
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1386
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1692
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1692
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1181
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$521
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1524
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$588
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1575
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1660
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1665
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1834
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$608
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$844
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1558
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$962
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1695