Damascus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Damascus Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$315
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$647
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
28
28
😀 Quality of life
39
47
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 7287th and 8067th ($671 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th 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 51st in Turkey, while ranked 7834th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Damascus vs Diyarbakir infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Damascus vs Diyarbakir

Prices for goods and services in Damascus and Diyarbakir are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Damascus Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
30.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$575
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$2.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$4326

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$582
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$587
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$624
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$559
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$610
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$552
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$622
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$587
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$464
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$573
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$596
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$662
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$625
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$693
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$583
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$627
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$591
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$589
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$623
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$402
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$656
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$612
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$457
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$483
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$624
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$602
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$619
286 km or 177 mi Van
$585
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$687
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$600
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$588
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$577
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$562
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$530
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$535
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$709