Baghdad vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$501
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$648
$45
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
59
29
😀 Quality of life
60
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 38% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 5729th and 7245th ($976 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iraq and Syria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5887th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Damascus

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Baghdad Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.9
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.5
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.8
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.5
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3494
$1772

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$771
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$832
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$670
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$816
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$558
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$662
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$754
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$556
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$573
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$621
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$571
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$516
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$573
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$822
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$655
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$844
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$411
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$436
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$565
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$438
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$484
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$409
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$393
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$514
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$517
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$436
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$384
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$456
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$625
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$408
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$439
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$432
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$469

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347