Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 40.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 46% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$13.38 MX$253

-54.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$52.7 MX$997

-48.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$9.31 MX$176

-42.32%

Cappuccino

$1.51 SYP 19.6K

$3.61 MX$68.3

-58.17%

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

$1.16 SYP 15.1K

$1.64 MX$30.91

-29.27%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$1.12 MX$21.14

-40.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$3.26 MX$61.7

-51.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$4.82 MX$91.1

-47.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$1.65 MX$31.24

-41.21%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$2.74 MX$51.7

-78.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$1.92 MX$36.28

-9.90%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$2.51 MX$47.53

-25.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$9.89 MX$187

-67.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$8.39 MX$159

-10.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$11.95 MX$226

-5.44%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$2.87 MX$54.3

-69.34%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$1.74 MX$32.85

2.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$2 MX$37.81

-49.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$2.07 MX$39.14

-53.62%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$2.05 MX$38.78

-70.24%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$2.18 MX$41.22

-72.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$1.38 MX$26.16

-72.46%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$1.11 MX$21.06

-48.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$4.16 MX$78.6

-29.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$11.05 MX$209

-45.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.75 MX$33.16

-43.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$3.7 MX$70

-51.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$0.38 MX$7.25

-76.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$18.97 MX$359

-10.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$1.36 MX$25.72

-25.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$0.28 MX$5.25

353.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$5.3 MX$100

18.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$1.36 MX$25.63

175.74%

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

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$18.8K MX$354.6K

-0.08%

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

$21.4K SYP 278M

$23.4K MX$441.7K

-8.46%

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

$102 SYP 1.3M

$39.97 MX$756

154.99%

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

$8.46 SYP 110K

$27.48 MX$519

-69.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$30.22 MX$571

82.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$52.6 MX$994

-71.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$26.84 MX$507

-73.40%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$6.32 MX$120

-51.27%

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

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$437 MX$8,258

-89.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$10.6K MX$199.9K

-82.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$57.2 MX$1,082

-47.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$45.14 MX$853

-43.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$102 MX$1,928

-56.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$109 MX$2,056

-49.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$1,000 MX$18.9K

-73.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$622 MX$11.8K

-72.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$2,160 MX$40.8K

-75.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$1,235 MX$23.3K

-77.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$3,566 MX$67.4K

-46.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$2,480 MX$46.9K

-73.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$867 MX$16.4K

-94.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

11.34

21.25%

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

Last update for Damascus: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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