Damascus vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Damascus	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$675	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$310	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$498	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$48.3	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	2.69M	1.8M

The cost of living in Damascus is 65% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7406th and 2284th ($675 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7899th and 11th 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	$9.24	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.16%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$627	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.99	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.39	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.18	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1770	$5550

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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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805