Baghdad vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$487
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
59
29
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 41% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6017th and 7406th ($952 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Iraq and Syria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 6062nd and 7899th 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
$4.18
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$1770

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207