Baku vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1976
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$307
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$458
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
48
25
😀 Quality of life
59
36
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.5M

The cost of living in Baku is 29% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 6560th and 7822nd ($753 vs $583) 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 5476th and 7665th 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
$8.6
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.51
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$934
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.02%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1780
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$892
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.45
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5868
$1634

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$685
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1085
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$519
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850