Damascus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$323
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$181
😷 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 17% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7245th and 7936th ($706 vs $606) 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 0.3 months in Kumasi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kumasi ranked 2nd in Ghana, while ranked 7855th and 7305th 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
$9.98
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$0.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
26.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$6571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$0.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$8.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$37.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$98.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$5705

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$714
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$762
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$927
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$697
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1049
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$583
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$500
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$727
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$665
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1043
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1185
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$666
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$657
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$759
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1044
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$656
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1100
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$656
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$596
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1067
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$661
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$830
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$768
477 km or 296 mi Save
$654
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1062
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$863
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1076
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$995
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$946
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$896
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$658
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$830
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$639
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$988
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$836