Damascus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1461
🏠 One person rent
$271
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$736
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
27
😀 Quality of life
32
42
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 7105th and 7364th ($672 vs $640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 41st in Turkey, while ranked 7854th and 6728th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$4.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$24.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
19.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$4.45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$3.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$10.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$3.69
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$50.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1495

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$611
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$605
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$624
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$600
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$590
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$622
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$588
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$443
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$580
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$578
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$567
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$560
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$651
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$570
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$570
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$575
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$563
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$578
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$680
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$698
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$523
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$512
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$479
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$594
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$473
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$652
286 km or 177 mi Van
$552
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$619
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$527
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$596
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$540
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$532
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$522
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$541
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$1003