Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Abu Dhabi is 3.8 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Abu Dhabi
Groceries: pay 82.5% more in Abu Dhabi
Transportation: pay 18.1% more in Abu Dhabi
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Abu Dhabi
Childcare: pay 10.8 times more in Abu Dhabi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0 times more in Abu Dhabi
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Abu Dhabi

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Abu Dhabi are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$10.89 AED39.99	+117.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$9.53 AED34.99	+90.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.08 AED3.95	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.42 AED1.53	-23.4%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 82.5% more for groceries

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$1.37 AED5.03	+116.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$4.80 AED17.63	+186.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$6.85 AED25.17	+69.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$3.16 AED11.62	+60.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$3.61 AED13.24	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.00 AED3.67	+119.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.82 AED3.00	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.81 AED2.97	+76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.69 AED2.52	+76.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.50 AED1.83	+86.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.58 AED2.13	+110.2%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$3.03 AED11.11	-81.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$24.50 AED89.99	+44.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$45,026.41 AED165,354.98	+143.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$7.23 AED26.56	-34.3%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$103.04 AED378.40	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$1,349.31 AED4,955.19	+378.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$1,005.59 AED3,692.95	+590.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$119.02 AED437.07	+122.3%
Average			+286.2%

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pay 10.8 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$669.40 AED2,458.29	+1285.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$12,841.46 AED47,158.96	+678.3%
Average			+981.6%

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pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$10.89 AED39.99	+771.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$5.88 AED21.61	+361.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$6.13 AED22.50	+104.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$64.83 AED238.09	+387.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$13.61 AED49.99	+353.8%
Average			+395.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Damascus	Abu Dhabi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$67.20 AED246.77	+205.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$62.59 AED229.87	+166.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$103.06 AED378.49	+117.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$100.93 AED370.65	+79.4%
Average			+142.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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