Baghdad vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$417
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$538
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
59
25
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
6.96M
2.5M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 53% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6005th and 7822nd ($894 vs $583) 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 0.6 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 6198th and 7665th 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
$4.94
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.03%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2553
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.45
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.22
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.1
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.7
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2253
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$751
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$951
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$828
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$658
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$827
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$582
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$684
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$559
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$569
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$649
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$507
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$637
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$629
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$535
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$594
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$827
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$685
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$671
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$864
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$426
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$538
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$555
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$548
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$550
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$465
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$440
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$568
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$577
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$557
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$653
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$502
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$626
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$656
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$436
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$580
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$511

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850