Damascus vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
99
😀 Quality of life
39
97
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.15M

The cost of living in Damascus is 73% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7287th and 843rd ($671 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7834th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Paris

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Damascus Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$15084

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488