Damascus vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1453
🏠 One person rent
$323
$299
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$902
😷 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 16% more expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 7245th and 7917th ($706 vs $608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th 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 1.5 months in Diyarbakir. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Diyarbakir ranked 56th in Turkey, while ranked 7855th and 6785th 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
$9.98
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$9.85
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$2.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$4.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$4707

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$619
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$596
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$640
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$527
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$515
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$565
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$579
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$490
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$573
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$601
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$582
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$587
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$634
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$586
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$547
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$590
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$588
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$597
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$384
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$662
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$576
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$448
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$518
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$611
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$549
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$625
286 km or 177 mi Van
$580
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$649
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$572
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$565
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$580
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$569
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$537
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$551
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$716