Damascus vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$291	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	25	11
😀 Quality of life	34	13
🏙️ Population	2.69M	340K

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7300th and 6108th ($638 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7688th and 9133rd 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	$5.01	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$2450

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649