Baghdad vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1494
🏠 One person rent
$423
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$55.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
60
25
😀 Quality of life
54
34
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 42% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6020th and 7300th ($904 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th and 7688th 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
$5.16
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
13.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$47.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$48.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$1666

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902