Damascus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1575
🏠 One person rent
$291
$336
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$589
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$586
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
28
😀 Quality of life
34
40
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% less expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 7300th and 7148th ($638 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 0.9 months in Diyarbakir. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Diyarbakir ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 7688th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$4.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
27.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$8.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$2.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$1.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$4896

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$621
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$606
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$600
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$600
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$603
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$589
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$492
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$589
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$457
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$589
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$573
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$614
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$587
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$644
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$582
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$544
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$578
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$574
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$621
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$672
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$688
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$581
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$562
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$462
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$607
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$577
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$646
286 km or 177 mi Van
$615
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$617
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$570
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$597
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$575
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$553
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$523
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$509
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$948