Damascus vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4280
🏠 One person rent
$315
$756
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1311
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$2408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
39
87
🏙️ Population
2.69M
877K

The cost of living in Damascus is 61% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7287th and 2991st ($671 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 8th in France, while ranked 7834th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$10222

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620