Damascus vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$271
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
99
😀 Quality of life
32
95
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.15M

The cost of living in Damascus is 71% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7105th and 998th ($672 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Paris. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7854th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$18941

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395