Damascus vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$310
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
66
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.94M

The cost of living in Damascus is 72% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7406th and 1039th ($675 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Syria vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7899th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Dubai

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Damascus Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$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
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492