Crete vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$635
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$45
😷 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 88% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 4482nd and 7245th ($1324 vs $706) 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 5386th and 7855th 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
$15.1
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347