Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 23.4% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,178
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,470
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 22.8% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD968
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,853
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,115
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,190
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,459
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD376
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 72.6% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,734
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,049
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,636,008
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,635
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,816
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,313
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,519
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,583
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 28.4% more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD174,857
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,226,327
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,618
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,068
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,245
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,274
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,162
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,796
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,118
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,258
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,145
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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