Damascus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$271
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$2805
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
25
100
😀 Quality of life
32
93
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.76M

The cost of living in Damascus is 66% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7105th and 2002nd ($672 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7854th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$6.72
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610