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Damascus vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 23.3% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 41.1% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 69.5% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 44.1% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Damascus

The cost of clothing, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Damascus are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Damascus. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 41.1% more for restaurants

	Accra	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$8.00 SYP104,016	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$6.00 SYP78,012	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$1.37 SYP17,769	+41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.82 SYP10,683	+113.5%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Accra	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.50 SYP6,447	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$1.61 SYP20,885	-74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$3.76 SYP48,876	-71.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$1.91 SYP24,801	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$3.25 SYP42,227	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$0.45 SYP5,857	-66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.76 SYP9,879	+21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$0.49 SYP6,389	-22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.34 SYP4,423	-74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.32 SYP4,162	-77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.30 SYP3,890	-75.4%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 69.5% more for transportation

	Accra	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$15.62 SYP203,114	+277.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$17.00 SYP221,034	-51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	+87.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$7.00 SYP91,014	-35.7%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 44.1% more for housing

	Accra	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$55.00 SYP715,110	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	+6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+177.4%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Accra	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$49.17 SYP639,265	-32.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-75.9%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$1.60 SYP20,803	+4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$1.93 SYP25,137	-48.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$3.00 SYP39,006	+47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$16.25 SYP211,282	-59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$3.00 SYP39,006	-70.0%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Accra	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$44.25 SYP575,338	+204.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$41.25 SYP536,332	+119.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$57.50 SYP747,615	+110.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+94.1%
Average			+132.2%

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