Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 56.0% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.21
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.10
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.19
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.20
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.30
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.13
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.22
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.54
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,718.89
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.72
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.87
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,782.18
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,560.74
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.08
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,542.64
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,096.98
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.56
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.12
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.63
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.13
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.70
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.50
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.12
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$192.96
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
|
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