Calgary vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$48.3
😷 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 214% more expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 1716th and 7406th ($2118 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 209th and 7899th 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
$17
$9.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$89
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$1767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$4.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$1770

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207