Damascus vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Damascus	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1494	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$291	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$523	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.7	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	25	15
😀 Quality of life	34	47
🏙️ Population	2.69M	886K

The cost of living in Damascus is 41% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7300th and 4967th ($638 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Syria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Syria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7688th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tabuk

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	Damascus	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.01	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.26	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.2	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.68%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.43	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.52	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.87	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.59	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.81	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.82	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.6	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1666	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$912
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1020
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$798
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1255
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1681
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1600
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$776
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$679
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1531
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1655
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1616
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1732
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1502
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1652
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$456
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1593
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$608
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1645
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$552
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$877
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1576
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$994
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028