Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.1 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 69.6% less in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 43.7% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.3% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$1.23 F CFA705	-75.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.35 F CFA4,230	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$0.76 F CFA439	-27.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.53 F CFA306	-2.6%
Average			-14.6%

Damascus vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$0.71 F CFA411	+13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$8.17 F CFA4,701	+388.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$9.16 F CFA5,271	+126.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.86 F CFA1,646	+45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$8.89 F CFA5,117	+195.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.48 F CFA853	+225.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.50 F CFA286	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.41 F CFA237	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$1.04 F CFA601	+167.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$1.20 F CFA688	+347.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.61 F CFA353	+122.1%
Average			+143.0%

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pay 69.6% less for transportation

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$4.84 F CFA2,785	-69.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	??
Average			-69.6%

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pay 43.7% more for housing

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$44.85 F CFA25,806	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$408.47 F CFA235,025	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$285.93 F CFA164,518	+96.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$89.13 F CFA51,282	+66.5%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$122.54 F CFA70,508	+153.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$15,052.55 F CFA8,660,868	+812.3%
Average			+482.9%

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pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$1.14 F CFA658	-8.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$1.63 F CFA940	+28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$1.63 F CFA940	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$57.19 F CFA32,904	+330.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$8.17 F CFA4,701	+172.3%
Average			+95.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Damascus	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	??

Damascus vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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