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

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 45.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 27.6% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.03 SYP 688

$11.88 MX$210

-49.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.26 SYP 3,109

$41.90 MX$740

-34.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.34 SYP 608

$10.55 MX$186

-49.38%

Cappuccino

$1.49 SYP 170

$3.60 MX$63.5

-58.61%

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

$1.14 SYP 130

$1.50 MX$26.45

-24.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 SYP 77.6

$0.91 MX$16.09

-25.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.65 SYP 188

$3.08 MX$54.4

-46.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.57 SYP 293

$4.47 MX$78.8

-42.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 SYP 116

$1.39 MX$24.54

-26.62%

White Bread (500g)

$0.63 SYP 72.2

$1.90 MX$33.47

-66.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 SYP 198

$1.60 MX$28.27

8.75%

Eggs

$1.88 SYP 215

$2.60 MX$45.97

-27.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

$8.36 MX$148

-63.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.51 SYP 857

$8.64 MX$152

-13.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.13 SYP 1,269

$10.91 MX$192

2.02%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 99.4

$2.61 MX$45.98

-66.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 SYP 197

$1.44 MX$25.46

20.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 SYP 113

$1.96 MX$34.55

-49.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 101

$2.12 MX$37.34

-58.49%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 SYP 69.7

$1.86 MX$32.87

-67.20%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 71.3

$2.22 MX$39.20

-72.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 SYP 42.92

$1.02 MX$17.99

-62.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 SYP 71.6

$1.04 MX$18.36

-39.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.04 SYP 347

$4.05 MX$71.5

-24.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.85 SYP 895

$10.18 MX$180

-22.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 SYP 112

$1.69 MX$29.79

-42.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 SYP 202

$2.62 MX$46.25

-32.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 10.40

$0.51 MX$9.09

-82.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.90 SYP 1,927

$26.52 MX$468

-36.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 115

$3.15 MX$55.7

-67.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 SYP 140

$2.46 MX$43.49

-50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.57 SYP 749

$3.26 MX$57.5

101.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.60 SYP 410

$1.32 MX$23.36

172.73%

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

$18.4K SYP 2.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-38.71%

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

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-12.86%

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

$104 SYP 11.8K

$83.5 MX$1,474

24.27%

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

$8.22 SYP 938

$22.86 MX$404

-64.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.2 SYP 6,176

$30.04 MX$530

80.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.18 SYP 1,731

$51.9 MX$916

-70.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.31 SYP 834

$18.30 MX$323

-60.05%

Cinema Ticket

$2.99 SYP 341

$5.12 MX$90.4

-41.60%

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

$43.77 SYP 4,992

$201 MX$3,541

-78.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,850 SYP 211.0K

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-65.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.13 SYP 3,323

$35.73 MX$631

-18.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.01 SYP 2,966

$40.27 MX$711

-35.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.72 SYP 5,101

$79.2 MX$1,398

-43.53%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.7 SYP 6,357

$89.3 MX$1,576

-37.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 SYP 30.1K

$947 MX$16.7K

-72.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$170 SYP 19.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-64.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$528 SYP 60.2K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-67.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$281 SYP 32.1K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-76.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,888 SYP 215.4K

$3,996 MX$70.5K

-52.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$620 SYP 70.7K

$6,402 MX$113.0K

-90.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.48 SYP 5,643

$730 MX$12.9K

-93.22%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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