Crete vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$647
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$48.3
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
64
40
🏙️ Population
623K
2.69M

The cost of living in Crete is 102% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4439th and 7406th ($1360 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Syria, respectively. Check Greece vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 5413th and 7899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Damascus

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Crete Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207