Damascus vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$4795
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1248
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$3638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
40
91
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 67% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7245th and 1688th ($706 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 7855th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Ottawa

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Damascus Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$5.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$17263

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875