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

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 18.8% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 20.4% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 31.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$6.23 COP 26K

-2.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$32.34 COP 134.8K

-15.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$7.39 COP 30.8K

-27.33%

Cappuccino

$1.51 SYP 19.6K

$1.72 COP 7,155

-12.21%

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

$1.16 SYP 15.1K

$1.1 COP 4,575

5.45%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$0.73 COP 3,060

-8.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$1.66 COP 6,916

-5.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$3.2 COP 13.3K

-20.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$1.09 COP 4,552

-11.01%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$1.24 COP 5,188

-52.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$1.33 COP 5,544

30.08%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$2.22 COP 9,252

-15.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$4.55 COP 19K

-30.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$5.71 COP 23.8K

31.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$8.59 COP 35.8K

31.55%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$2.26 COP 9,410

-61.06%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$1.07 COP 4,461

67.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$1.51 COP 6,293

-32.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$1.42 COP 5,911

-32.39%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$1.11 COP 4,619

-45.05%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$1.18 COP 4,932

-48.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$0.89 COP 3,718

-57.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$0.84 COP 3,507

-32.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$2.35 COP 9,809

24.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$9.34 COP 38.9K

-35.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.18 COP 4,927

-16.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$2.49 COP 10.4K

-28.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$0.83 COP 3,464

-89.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$41.9 COP 174.7K

-59.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$1.41 COP 5,899

-27.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$1.96 COP 8,164

-35.20%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$7.85 COP 32.7K

-20.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$1.02 COP 4,265

267.65%

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

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$17.6K COP 73.4M

6.51%

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

$21.4K SYP 278M

$26.2K COP 109.2M

-18.38%

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

$102 SYP 1.3M

$82.5 COP 344.1K

23.49%

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

$8.46 SYP 110K

$9.44 COP 39.4K

-10.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$23.51 COP 98K

134.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$25.68 COP 107.1K

-40.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$19.14 COP 79.8K

-62.70%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$3.96 COP 16.5K

-22.22%

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

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$305 COP 1.3M

-85.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$5,925 COP 24.7M

-69.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$57.9 COP 241.4K

-48.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$31.59 COP 131.7K

-18.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$103 COP 430.1K

-57.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$106 COP 440.5K

-47.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$489 COP 2M

-45.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$379 COP 1.6M

-54.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$827 COP 3.4M

-35.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$729 COP 3M

-61.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$2,190 COP 9.1M

-12.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$1,532 COP 6.4M

-57.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$550 COP 2.3M

-91.09%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Medellin: October 28, 2025

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