Damascus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1346
🏠 One person rent
$315
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$269
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$135
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
39
39
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.9M

The cost of living in Damascus is 26% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7287th and 8436th ($671 vs $532) 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 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7834th and 7874th 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
$7.99
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$85.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
26.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$7314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$4261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$0.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$9.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$28.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$73.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$5514

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$631
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$668
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$822
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$630
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$1066
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$600
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$417
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$652
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$684
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$1057
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1224
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$576
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$699
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$835
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$1057
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$1123
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$705
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$598
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$1083
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$712
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$793
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$743
477 km or 296 mi Save
$646
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$1082
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$846
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$1099
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$1013
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$1102
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$877
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$752
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$820
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$664
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$961
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$875
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$822