Al Ain vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$612
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
37
25
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
767K
2.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 94% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4616th and 7822nd ($1132 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 496th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$1634

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$1584
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
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$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$882
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$1673
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$982
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$770
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$1195
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$1622
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$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
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$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
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$1674
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$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
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$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
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$1744
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$1728
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$1718
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$1746
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$1725
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$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
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$1593
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$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850