Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 10.5% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,005
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,006
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,122
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,356
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,604
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD385
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD396
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,258
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,020
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,015,863
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,936
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 31.5% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,405
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,575
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,377
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,987
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,009
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,948,340
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,809
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,464
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,877
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,589
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,007
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,520
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,324
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,507
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,337
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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