Al Ain vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$889
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
38
28
😀 Quality of life
82
39
🏙️ Population
767K
2.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 116% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7287th ($1449 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 588th and 7834th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$1711

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$1398
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$792
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$1078
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$1081
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$632
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$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
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$573
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$530
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$568
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$1201
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$1237
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$529
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$1230
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$534
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$624
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$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
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$1008
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$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
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$808
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$817
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$463
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$930
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$1808
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$1028
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$822
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$1261
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$1847
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$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
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$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
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$1917
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$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
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$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
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$1932
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$1954
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$1978
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$2001
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$1991
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$548
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$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
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$2108