Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Aleppo is 49.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% less in Aleppo
Groceries: pay 51.1% less in Aleppo
Transportation: pay 15.5% less in Aleppo
Housing: pay 78.1% less in Aleppo
Childcare: pay 88.7% less in Aleppo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% less in Aleppo
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Aleppo

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Aleppo.

Aleppo vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aleppo instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 67.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.86	$3.00 SYP39,006	-83.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.92	$2.50 SYP32,505	-76.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.00	$1.32 SYP17,126	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.12	$0.47 SYP6,157	-69.1%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 51.1% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.67	$0.93 SYP12,105	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.69	$2.67 SYP34,738	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.74	$3.66 SYP47,631	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.59	$2.44 SYP31,751	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.15	$2.94 SYP38,264	-50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.68	$0.50 SYP6,469	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.88	$0.99 SYP12,829	+54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.00	$0.50 SYP6,560	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.34	$0.40 SYP5,174	-76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.66	$0.38 SYP4,967	-68.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.81	$0.37 SYP4,852	-71.4%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.74	$5.14 SYP66,812	+23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$128.04	$3.00 SYP39,006	-96.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,790.41	$27,863.72 SYP362,284,124	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$26.02	$18.21 SYP236,752	-3.1%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$69.50	$19.95 SYP259,419	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,973.10	$89.80 SYP1,167,586	-93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,757.25	$77.23 SYP1,004,089	-93.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$181.78	$46.75 SYP607,901	-64.4%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 88.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,383.75	$69.35 SYP901,697	-93.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,594.24	$3,147.96 SYP40,929,761	-84.2%
Average			-88.7%

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pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.96	$8.47 SYP110,063	+47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.14	$1.06 SYP13,841	-71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.90	$3.25 SYP42,256	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$64.04	$15.08 SYP196,007	-67.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.92	$3.00 SYP39,006	-72.2%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Aleppo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$79.17	$24.47 SYP318,095	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$61.44	$63.02 SYP819,329	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$135.34	$112.93 SYP1,468,373	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$153.44	$116.57 SYP1,515,593	+5.2%
Average			+1.4%

Ottawa vs. Aleppo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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