Damascus vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$315
$1231
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$3333
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
50
😀 Quality of life
39
92
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.02M

The cost of living in Damascus is 68% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7287th and 1744th ($671 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 Ottawa. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 7834th and 129th 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
$7.99
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$66
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$15527

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822