Damascus vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$271
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
21
😀 Quality of life
32
22
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.45M

The cost of living in Damascus is 18% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7105th and 6363rd ($672 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Syria vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7854th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Ouagadougou

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Damascus Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$15640

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012