Damascus vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Damascus	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$706	$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1602	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$323	$780
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$1339
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$45	$2494
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	29	43
😀 Quality of life	40	85
🏙️ Population	2.69M	886K

The cost of living in Damascus is 60% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7245th and 2979th ($706 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Syria and France, respectively. Check Syria vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 7855th and 453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Marseille

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	Damascus	Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.35%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1741	$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$605	$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.12	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.2	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.6	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.14	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$5.04	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.5	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$65	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1772	$10478

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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

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1853
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1827
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1530
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1488
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1501
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1440
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1644
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$2002
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1863
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1901
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7483
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1474
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1568
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1307
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1202
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1541
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1560
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1264
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1328
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1469
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1506
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1386
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1251
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1608
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1749
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1352
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1659
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1578
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1747
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1652
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1320
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1865
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1142
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1584
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1613