Damascus vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$225
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
65
😀 Quality of life
36
82
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.25M

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7822nd and 3028th ($583 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7665th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541