Damascus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$271
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$406
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
37
😀 Quality of life
32
34
🏙️ Population
2.58M
444K

The cost of living in Damascus is 63% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7105th and 8952nd ($672 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Syria and Ghana, respectively. Check Syria vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Kumasi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7854th and 7641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kumasi

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Damascus Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$0.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$66.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$76.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$4.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$1.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$57.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$5541

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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

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$546
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$585
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$747
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$546
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1015
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$368
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$345
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$570
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$656
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1012
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1164
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$492
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$655
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$711
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1011
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1071
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$652
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$617
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1034
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$656
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$755
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$710
477 km or 296 mi Save
$644
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1035
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$751
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1047
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1019
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1133
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$761
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$744
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$699
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$820
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$742