Damascus vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$225
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
21
😀 Quality of life
36
23
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.45M

The cost of living in Damascus is 22% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6572nd ($583 vs $750) 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 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7665th and 8867th 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
$4.03
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$15142

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892