Damascus vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Damascus	Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$583	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1433	$1356
🏠 One person rent	$225	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$188
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.5	$177
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	25	37
😀 Quality of life	36	36
🏙️ Population	2.5M	3.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8911th ($583 vs $416) 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 0.4 months in Kumasi. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 7665th and 7622nd 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	$4.03	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24	$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.52	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$0.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.29	$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.9	$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.7	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.93%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1756	$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1228	$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.08	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.66	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.1	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.47	$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.85	$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.6	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.1	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1634	$4444

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$882
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$982
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$770
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1195
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1622
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$633
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1427
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$625
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1617
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1622
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1570
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1689
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1660
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$528
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1467
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$602
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1567
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$679
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$849
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1593
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Kumasi

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Obuasi	$459
163 km or 101 mi	Koforidua	$497
197 km or 122 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
198 km or 123 mi	Accra	$582
206 km or 128 mi	Ashaiman	$512
208 km or 129 mi	Abengourou	$874
210 km or 130 mi	Tema	$446
231 km or 143 mi	Ho	$353
237 km or 147 mi	Hohoe	$482
249 km or 155 mi	Kpalime	$616
286 km or 178 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
299 km or 186 mi	Agboville	$892
306 km or 190 mi	Abidjan	$1114
314 km or 195 mi	Tamale	$443
317 km or 197 mi	Atakpame	$617
320 km or 199 mi	Lome	$678
341 km or 212 mi	Dabou	$916
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$616
393 km or 244 mi	Bouake	$923
396 km or 246 mi	Sokode	$617
402 km or 250 mi	Abomey	$677
404 km or 251 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
424 km or 263 mi	Divo	$888
444 km or 276 mi	Kara	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Cotonou	$732
468 km or 291 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
477 km or 296 mi	Save	$676
481 km or 299 mi	Gagnoa	$897
494 km or 307 mi	Leo	$675
539 km or 335 mi	Korhogo	$976
551 km or 342 mi	Abeokuta	$826
555 km or 345 mi	Lagos	$448
557 km or 346 mi	Manga	$678
580 km or 360 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
616 km or 383 mi	Ibadan	$262
624 km or 388 mi	Koudougou	$664
625 km or 389 mi	Oyo	$407
631 km or 392 mi	Ouagadougou	$750
635 km or 395 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
674 km or 419 mi	Dedougou	$677