Al Ain vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$903
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
38
29
😀 Quality of life
84
40
🏙️ Population
767K
2.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 116% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4207th and 7406th ($1457 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 505th and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Damascus

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Al Ain Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$1770

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
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$1135
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$635
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$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
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$541
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$1192
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$545
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$627
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$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
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$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$1005
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$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
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$2061
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$2103
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$2098
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$2101
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$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
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$2207