Damascus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$225
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
36
95
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.76M

The cost of living in Damascus is 68% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7822nd and 2281st ($583 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Syria and Canada, respectively. Check Syria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7665th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Montreal

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Damascus Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$7624

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576