Damascus vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$4388
🏠 One person rent
$310
$786
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$657
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
2.69M
886K

The cost of living in Damascus is 62% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7406th and 2937th ($675 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.5 months in Marseille. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Marseille ranked 11th in France, while ranked 7899th and 430th 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
$9.24
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$7.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$3.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$5245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$34.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$23.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$28.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$839
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$10658

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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

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1788
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1824
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1545
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1479
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1542
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1435
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1663
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1968
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1945
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1934
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7861
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1509
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1516
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1331
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1230
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1556
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1581
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1294
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1390
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1490
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1550
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1375
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1618
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1741
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1585
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1392
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1652
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1660
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1764
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1342
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1876
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1161
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1609
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1649