Damascus vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
65
😀 Quality of life
39
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.94M

The cost of living in Damascus is 73% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7287th and 848th ($671 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7834th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$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
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$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
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483