Baku vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$340
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
50
28
😀 Quality of life
64
39
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.69M

The cost of living in Baku is 19% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6681st and 7287th ($796 vs $671) 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 5390th and 7834th 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
$8.88
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

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