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Damascus vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 17.7% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 50.6% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 53.7% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Yaounde	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$8.00 SYP104,016	+49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$6.00 SYP78,012	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$1.37 SYP17,769	-23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA413	$0.82 SYP10,683	+12.6%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA624	$0.50 SYP6,447	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA4,029	$1.61 SYP20,885	-77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,259	$3.76 SYP48,876	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,068	$1.91 SYP24,801	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$3.25 SYP42,227	+14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,165	$0.45 SYP5,857	-78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.76 SYP9,879	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA548	$0.49 SYP6,389	-49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA314	$0.34 SYP4,423	-38.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA426	$0.32 SYP4,162	-57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA383	$0.30 SYP3,890	-55.8%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 50.6% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,993	$15.62 SYP203,114	+195.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA10,072	$17.00 SYP221,034	-4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,367	$7.00 SYP91,014	+67.3%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 53.7% more for housing

	Yaounde	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA30,215	$55.00 SYP715,110	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA73,021	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA67,482	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	+47.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,836	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+75.0%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA194,275	$49.17 SYP639,265	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-5.8%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA705	$1.60 SYP20,803	+28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,511	$1.93 SYP25,137	-27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$3.00 SYP39,006	+68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,849	$16.25 SYP211,282	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$3.00 SYP39,006	-66.3%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Yaounde	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,743	$44.25 SYP575,338	+133.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA17,122	$41.25 SYP536,332	+36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA11,079	$57.50 SYP747,615	+193.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,719	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	+47.3%
Average			+102.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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