Al Ain vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$900
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$45
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
38
29
😀 Quality of life
82
40
🏙️ Population
767K
2.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 106% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4139th and 7245th ($1455 vs $706) 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 2.1 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 562nd and 7855th 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
$10
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$1772

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$1173
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$2470
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$1093
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$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347