Baku vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$378
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
29
😀 Quality of life
62
40
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.69M

The cost of living in Baku is 21% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6524th and 7245th ($856 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Syria, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baku compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5591st and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Damascus

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Baku Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$1772

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Cities near Baku

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

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