Damascus vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$3989
🏠 One person rent	$271	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$1329
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$2387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	25	43
😀 Quality of life	32	85
🏙️ Population	2.58M	873K

The cost of living in Damascus is 58% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 7105th and 3227th ($672 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 8th in France, while ranked 7854th and 342nd 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	$5.04	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$9905

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Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$857
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$948
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$767
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1165
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$1635
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$545
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$1544
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$708
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$630
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1624
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$1579
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$1617
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$1565
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1659
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$1674
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1451
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1617
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1664
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$1614
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$1532
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$598
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1582
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1706
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1708
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1749
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1758
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1787
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$692
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$730
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1556
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1004
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$1838

Cities near Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1654
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1545
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1356
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1407
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1426
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1301
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1531
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1766
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1732
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1721
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$7469
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$7107
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1344
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1460
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1272
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1513
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1177
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1510
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1473
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1131
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1245
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1429
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1485
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1139
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1467
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1571
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1456
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1448
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1559
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1502
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1543
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1608
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1622
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1200
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1563
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1134
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1507
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1498