Damascus vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Damascus	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$315	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$505	$875
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$340
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$47.6	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	11
😀 Quality of life	39	22
🏙️ Population	2.69M	340K

The cost of living in Damascus is 37% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7287th and 5168th ($671 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Syria and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Syria vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 7834th and 9052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Yamoussoukro

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	Damascus	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.99	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.62%	14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$1399
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.96	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$7.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.86	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.2	$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.82	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.78	$9.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1711	$3247

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1123
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1083
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1057
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1057
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1224
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$503
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$631
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$502
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$514
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$502
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$508
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$822
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$846
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$630
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$600
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$536
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$417
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$652
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$684
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$822
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1281
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$821
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$820
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$877
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$699
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$583
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$703