Damascus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1416
🏠 One person rent
$310
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$301
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
38
😀 Quality of life
40
44
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7406th and 8304th ($675 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 0.3 months in Kumasi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 7899th and 7400th 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
$9.24
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$0.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$94.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
26.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$6433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$0.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$8.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$15.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$84.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5532

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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

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$664
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$703
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$684
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$861
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$654
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1075
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$607
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$454
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$683
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$678
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1062
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1066
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1198
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$612
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$673
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$802
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1063
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1124
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$675
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$612
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1092
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$682
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$796
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$741
477 km or 296 mi Save
$650
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1079
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$862
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1097
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1017
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1022
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$894
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$759
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$836
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$665
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$983
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$840