Calgary vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1602
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$45
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.69M

The cost of living in Calgary is 197% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1759th and 7245th ($2095 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Syria, respectively. Check Canada vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 187th and 7855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Damascus

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	Calgary	Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$1772

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Damascus

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Zahle	$1093
75 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
81 km or 50 mi	Jounieh	$1204
83 km or 52 mi	Sidon	$927
83 km or 52 mi	Beirut	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Safed	$2195
105 km or 65 mi	Tyre	$700
108 km or 67 mi	Tiberias	$2044
110 km or 68 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
111 km or 69 mi	Tripoli	$841
114 km or 71 mi	Irbid	$771
115 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
116 km or 72 mi	Karmiel	$2008
117 km or 73 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
125 km or 78 mi	Tamra	$2142
125 km or 78 mi	Nahariya	$2069
126 km or 78 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
129 km or 80 mi	Nazareth	$2125
130 km or 81 mi	Acre	$1873
131 km or 81 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
135 km or 84 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
136 km or 84 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
136 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
137 km or 85 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
137 km or 85 mi	Afula	$2133
141 km or 88 mi	Homs	$390
142 km or 88 mi	Nesher	$2043
143 km or 89 mi	Jerash	$745
145 km or 90 mi	Haifa	$1891
145 km or 90 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
154 km or 95 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
163 km or 101 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
168 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
173 km or 107 mi	Al-Salt	$538
173 km or 108 mi	Nablus	$1070
174 km or 108 mi	Hadera	$1918
177 km or 110 mi	Amman	$1032
184 km or 114 mi	Tayibe	$2347