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Accra vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 53.8% more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 8.1% less in Accra
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Accra
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Accra
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Accra
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.6% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Accra

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

Accra vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.1% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$4.82 GHS71.34	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.37 GHS109.26	+47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.74 GHS10.99	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.29 GHS4.31	-46.6%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$1.52 GHS22.54	+140.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$3.46 GHS51.24	+106.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$11.31 GHS167.50	+179.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.28 GHS33.85	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$2.18 GHS32.25	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.27 GHS18.88	+179.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.59 GHS8.79	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.81 GHS12.07	+77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.21 GHS17.85	+209.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$1.21 GHS17.93	+352.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.96 GHS14.27	+248.5%
Average			+131.4%

Damascus vs. Accra - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Damascus	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$4.34 GHS64.31	-72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$32.96 GHS488.36	+93.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$8,000.00 GHS118,519.96	-56.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$11.16 GHS165.37	+1.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Damascus	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$44.40 GHS657.74	-33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$627.15 GHS9,291.18	+122.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$112.15 GHS1,661.54	-23.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$39.69 GHS587.94	-25.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$57.02 GHS844.68	+18.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$7,655.73 GHS113,419.65	+364.0%
Average			+191.0%

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pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.21 GHS17.85	-3.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$2.75 GHS40.77	+115.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.57 GHS23.23	-47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$36.21 GHS536.41	+172.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$9.33 GHS138.24	+211.0%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Damascus	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$14.87 GHS220.37	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$20.10 GHS297.81	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$32.71 GHS484.56	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$34.57 GHS512.09	-38.5%
Average			-29.1%

Damascus vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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