Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Medellin Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Medellin

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 19.6% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 20.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.04 SYP 677

$6.03 COP 22.7K

0.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.00 SYP 3,140

$33.17 COP 124.8K

-15.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.36 SYP 601

$7.29 COP 27.4K

-26.47%

Cappuccino

$1.56 SYP 175

$1.63 COP 6,133

-4.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.17 SYP 131

$1.05 COP 3,947

11.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 SYP 81.7

$0.77 COP 2,899

-5.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.64 SYP 184

$1.73 COP 6,510

-5.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 SYP 272

$3.18 COP 12.0K

-23.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 109

$1.07 COP 4,015

-9.35%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 SYP 69.7

$1.31 COP 4,935

-52.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.69 SYP 189

$1.38 COP 5,195

22.46%

Eggs

$1.93 SYP 217

$2.25 COP 8,457

-14.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.15 SYP 353

$4.48 COP 16.9K

-29.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.84 SYP 879

$5.74 COP 21.6K

36.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.30 SYP 1,268

$8.86 COP 33.3K

27.54%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 98.6

$2.24 COP 8,438

-60.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 SYP 196

$1.06 COP 3,988

65.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.00 SYP 112

$1.51 COP 5,697

-33.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.95 SYP 107

$1.36 COP 5,119

-30.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 SYP 74.1

$1.12 COP 4,218

-41.07%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 SYP 70.3

$1.17 COP 4,400

-46.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.40 SYP 45.12

$0.90 COP 3,395

-55.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 SYP 68.5

$0.84 COP 3,150

-27.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 SYP 332

$2.26 COP 8,501

30.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.01 SYP 899

$9.97 COP 37.5K

-19.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 109

$1.18 COP 4,451

-16.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 200

$2.39 COP 8,993

-25.10%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.10 SYP 11.01

$0.86 COP 3,233

-88.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.12 SYP 1,920

$41.45 COP 156.0K

-58.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 SYP 115

$1.47 COP 5,521

-29.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.29 SYP 144

$1.95 COP 7,323

-33.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.50 SYP 729

$7.76 COP 29.2K

-16.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 421

$0.97 COP 3,640

286.60%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.6K SYP 2.1M

$17.9K COP 67.5M

3.81%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.1K SYP 2.4M

$26.7K COP 100.6M

-21.02%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$101 SYP 11.3K

$81.1 COP 305.2K

24.25%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.58 SYP 962

$9.40 COP 35.4K

-8.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.0 SYP 6,165

$23.61 COP 88.8K

132.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.45 SYP 1,733

$25.55 COP 96.1K

-39.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.41 SYP 831

$19.29 COP 72.6K

-61.59%

Cinema Ticket

$2.92 SYP 328

$4.10 COP 15.4K

-28.78%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$43.72 SYP 4,903

$306 COP 1.2M

-85.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,835 SYP 205.8K

$5,899 COP 22.2M

-68.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.61 SYP 3,321

$59.8 COP 225.1K

-50.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.41 SYP 2,850

$31.96 COP 120.3K

-20.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.43 SYP 5,095

$103 COP 386.5K

-55.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 SYP 6,362

$108 COP 405.9K

-47.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 SYP 29.8K

$483 COP 1.8M

-44.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 SYP 19.5K

$377 COP 1.4M

-53.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$530 SYP 59.5K

$822 COP 3.1M

-35.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 SYP 31.5K

$721 COP 2.7M

-60.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,801 SYP 202.0K

$2,784 COP 10.5M

-35.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$637 SYP 71.4K

$1,320 COP 5.0M

-51.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.43 SYP 5,543

$538 COP 2.0M

-90.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

13.43

2.38%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Damascus: February 28, 2026

Last update for Medellin: March 3, 2026

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