Abu Dhabi vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
52
25
😀 Quality of life
82
36
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.5M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 232% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1938th and 7822nd ($1936 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Syria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 369th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1634

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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850