Damascus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$310
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$451
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$52.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
28
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 23% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 7406th and 8385th ($675 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 119th in Syria and Turkey, respectively. Check Syria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Diyarbakir. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Diyarbakir ranked 47th in Turkey, while ranked 7899th and 6844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Diyarbakir

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Damascus Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
30.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$5.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$2.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$4083

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$568
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$580
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$622
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$545
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$533
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$595
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$581
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$476
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$566
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$588
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$625
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$599
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$654
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$575
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$598
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$583
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$582
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$599
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$390
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$648
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$591
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$445
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$492
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$615
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$571
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$616
286 km or 177 mi Van
$568
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$673
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$585
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$585
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$566
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$560
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$539
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$524
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$688