Damascus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1615
🏠 One person rent
$225
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
27
😀 Quality of life
36
44
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% less expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6650th ($583 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Diyarbakir. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Diyarbakir ranked 32nd in Turkey, while ranked 7665th and 6711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$4.79
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$3.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$4.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$40.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$79.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1500

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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

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$654
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$618
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$585
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$603
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$552
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$554
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$582
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$395
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$571
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$565
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$667
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$586
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$618
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$561
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$571
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$569
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$563
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$315
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$653
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$668
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$488
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$542
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$424
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$490
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$434
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$626
286 km or 177 mi Van
$499
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$499
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$483
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$555
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$535
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$522
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$473
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$404
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$547