Damascus vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$4142
🏠 One person rent
$225
$710
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
25
43
😀 Quality of life
36
84
🏙️ Population
2.5M
870K

The cost of living in Damascus is 64% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7822nd and 3059th ($583 vs $1602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 5th in France, while ranked 7665th and 300th 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
$4.03
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$5729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$3391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$56.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$121
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$833
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$9642

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1575
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1470
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1314
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1432
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1385
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1280
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1458
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1616
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1567
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1616
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7262
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1181
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1400
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1352
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1062
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1341
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1398
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1103
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1260
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1308
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1362
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1245
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1352
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1333
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1429
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1416
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1369
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1575
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1523
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1234
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1544
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1418
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1478
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1450