Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 35.2% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.45
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.47
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.01
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.56
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.80
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.82
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.91
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.72
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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