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

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 18.5% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 20.2% cheaper than Medellin without rent, and 34.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 SYP 688

$5.97 COP 21.9K

1.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.26 SYP 3,109

$32.40 COP 119.0K

-15.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.34 SYP 608

$7.13 COP 26.2K

-25.11%

Cappuccino

$1.49 SYP 170

$1.65 COP 6,043

-9.70%

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

$1.14 SYP 130

$1.06 COP 3,882

7.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 SYP 77.6

$0.77 COP 2,839

-11.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.65 SYP 188

$1.75 COP 6,418

-5.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SYP 293

$3.06 COP 11.2K

-16.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 SYP 116

$1.10 COP 4,026

-7.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.63 SYP 72.2

$1.30 COP 4,771

-51.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 SYP 198

$1.34 COP 4,905

29.85%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 215

$2.26 COP 8,299

-16.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

$4.50 COP 16.5K

-32.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 857

$5.80 COP 21.3K

29.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.13 SYP 1,269

$8.96 COP 32.9K

24.22%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 99.4

$2.37 COP 8,691

-63.29%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 197

$1.07 COP 3,939

61.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 SYP 113

$1.48 COP 5,418

-33.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 101

$1.36 COP 5,011

-35.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 69.7

$1.13 COP 4,135

-46.02%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 71.3

$1.13 COP 4,161

-45.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 42.92

$0.89 COP 3,274

-57.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 SYP 71.6

$0.85 COP 3,114

-25.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.04 SYP 347

$2.28 COP 8,361

33.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 SYP 895

$10.15 COP 37.3K

-22.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 112

$1.19 COP 4,359

-17.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 SYP 202

$2.40 COP 8,828

-26.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 10.40

$0.84 COP 3,074

-89.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.90 SYP 1,927

$40.85 COP 150.0K

-58.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 115

$1.48 COP 5,417

-31.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SYP 140

$1.89 COP 6,949

-34.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.57 SYP 749

$8.05 COP 29.5K

-18.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.60 SYP 410

$0.94 COP 3,455

282.98%

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

$18.4K SYP 2.1M

$17.7K COP 65.1M

3.92%

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

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

$26.4K COP 96.8M

-21.46%

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

$104 SYP 11.8K

$81.9 COP 300.7K

26.76%

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

$8.22 SYP 938

$9.54 COP 35.0K

-13.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.2 SYP 6,176

$23.68 COP 87.0K

128.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.18 SYP 1,731

$25.85 COP 94.9K

-41.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.31 SYP 834

$18.72 COP 68.7K

-60.95%

Cinema Ticket

$2.99 SYP 341

$4.05 COP 14.9K

-26.17%

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

$43.77 SYP 4,992

$316 COP 1.2M

-86.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,850 SYP 211.0K

$5,971 COP 21.9M

-69.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.13 SYP 3,323

$59.0 COP 216.4K

-50.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.01 SYP 2,966

$32.49 COP 119.3K

-19.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.72 SYP 5,101

$99.9 COP 366.7K

-55.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.7 SYP 6,357

$108 COP 394.9K

-48.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 SYP 30.1K

$491 COP 1.8M

-46.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$170 SYP 19.4K

$371 COP 1.4M

-54.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$528 SYP 60.2K

$821 COP 3.0M

-35.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 SYP 32.1K

$731 COP 2.7M

-61.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,888 SYP 215.4K

$3,019 COP 11.1M

-37.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$620 SYP 70.7K

$1,332 COP 4.9M

-53.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.48 SYP 5,643

$517 COP 1.9M

-90.43%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Medellin: January 12, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Da Nang

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Tehran

🇮🇷 Iran

Tunis

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Colombo

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Hanoi

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Odesa

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Kampala

🇺🇬 Uganda

Accra

🇬🇭 Ghana