Damascus vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$271
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
25
50
😀 Quality of life
32
89
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 70% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7105th and 1290th ($672 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 Ottawa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 7854th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884