Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Damascus and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 44.8% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 30.2% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.05 SYP 78.7K

$11.99 MX$227

-49.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.32 SYP 355.2K

$42.47 MX$803

-35.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 SYP 69.8K

$10.47 MX$198

-48.71%

Cappuccino

$1.51 SYP 19.6K

$3.6 MX$68.2

-58.06%

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

$1.16 SYP 15.1K

$1.44 MX$27.16

-19.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.67 SYP 8,742

$0.89 MX$16.79

-24.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.57 SYP 20.5K

$3.09 MX$58.5

-49.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 SYP 33.2K

$4.58 MX$86.6

-44.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 SYP 12.6K

$1.38 MX$26.04

-29.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 SYP 7,675

$1.85 MX$34.9

-68.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 22.5K

$1.57 MX$29.68

10.19%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 24.5K

$2.55 MX$48.3

-26.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.17 SYP 41.1K

$8.61 MX$163

-63.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 97.7K

$8.54 MX$161

-12.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.3 SYP 146.9K

$10.98 MX$208

2.91%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 11.5K

$2.72 MX$51.4

-67.65%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 SYP 23.3K

$1.51 MX$28.57

18.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 13.3K

$1.88 MX$35.63

-45.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 12.5K

$2.19 MX$41.42

-56.16%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,922

$1.87 MX$35.3

-67.38%

Onion (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 7,921

$2.19 MX$41.37

-72.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 4,901

$1.07 MX$20.23

-64.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 7,452

$1.09 MX$20.64

-47.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 SYP 38K

$3.96 MX$74.9

-26.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.03 SYP 78.4K

$8.86 MX$167

-31.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 SYP 12.9K

$1.72 MX$32.53

-42.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 SYP 23.2K

$2.61 MX$49.37

-31.42%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 1,227

$0.52 MX$9.74

-82.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.07 SYP 221.9K

$26.59 MX$503

-35.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 13.2K

$3.24 MX$61.2

-68.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 16.5K

$2.38 MX$44.94

-46.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.28 SYP 81.7K

$3.11 MX$58.7

101.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.75 SYP 48.7K

$1.31 MX$24.85

186.26%

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

$18.7K SYP 243.7M

$30.3K MX$573K

-38.16%

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

$21.4K SYP 278M

$24K MX$453.6K

-10.87%

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

$102 SYP 1.3M

$84.2 MX$1,592

20.99%

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

$8.46 SYP 110K

$22.14 MX$419

-61.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$55.1 SYP 716.1K

$30.14 MX$570

82.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.19 SYP 197.5K

$52 MX$983

-70.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 SYP 92.9K

$18.72 MX$354

-61.86%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 40K

$5.07 MX$95.9

-39.25%

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

$44.2 SYP 574.5K

$200 MX$3,787

-77.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,805 SYP 23.5M

$5,333 MX$100.8K

-66.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 SYP 386.9K

$35.74 MX$676

-16.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.67 SYP 333.7K

$39.8 MX$753

-35.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.13 SYP 573.7K

$79 MX$1,493

-44.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.2 SYP 717.7K

$88.4 MX$1,671

-37.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 SYP 3.5M

$965 MX$18.3K

-72.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 2.2M

$474 MX$8,968

-63.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$534 SYP 6.9M

$1,653 MX$31.2K

-67.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$284 SYP 3.7M

$1,202 MX$22.7K

-76.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,919 SYP 24.9M

$3,081 MX$58.3K

-37.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$648 SYP 8.4M

$7,529 MX$142.3K

-91.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.02 SYP 637.3K

$792 MX$15K

-93.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

11.42

20.40%

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

Last update for Damascus: October 29, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: October 28, 2025

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