Damascus vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$271
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
25
65
😀 Quality of life
32
83
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.25M

The cost of living in Damascus is 55% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7105th and 3679th ($672 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7854th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$5054

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507