Baku vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$320
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
48
25
😀 Quality of life
59
32
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.58M

The cost of living in Baku is 15% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6540th and 7105th ($776 vs $672) 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 0.6 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 5306th and 7854th 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
$9.36
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$1645

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838