Baghdad vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2092
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$446
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$728
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$502
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
57
28
😀 Quality of life
58
39
🏙️ Population
8.13M
2.69M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 37% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6120th and 7287th ($918 vs $671) 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 6065th and 7834th 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
$3.8
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.83
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.71%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3092
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.54
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3566
$1711

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$761
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$672
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$823
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$688
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$768
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$677
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$555
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$631
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$630
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$646
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$507
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$583
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$681
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$669
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$845
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$492
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$588
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$497
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$540
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$433
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$409
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$560
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$566
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$492
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$402
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$494
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$619
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$430
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$457
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$489
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$508

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108