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

🙂 Solo nomad: Damascus is 39.1% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 41.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Damascus is 27.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 52% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.96 SYP 679

$11.61 MX$200

-48.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.30 SYP 3,113

$42.75 MX$738

-36.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.39 SYP 614

$10.60 MX$183

-49.15%

Cappuccino

$1.53 SYP 175

$3.59 MX$62.0

-57.38%

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

$1.13 SYP 129

$1.45 MX$25.08

-22.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 SYP 81.1

$0.90 MX$15.50

-21.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.59 SYP 181

$3.03 MX$52.4

-47.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 SYP 286

$4.56 MX$78.8

-44.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 SYP 109

$1.45 MX$25.07

-33.79%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 SYP 66.3

$1.83 MX$31.55

-68.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.68 SYP 191

$1.61 MX$27.77

4.35%

Eggs

$1.87 SYP 213

$2.54 MX$43.82

-26.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.10 SYP 353

$8.54 MX$148

-63.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.67 SYP 874

$8.47 MX$146

-9.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.25 SYP 1,282

$10.86 MX$188

3.59%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 SYP 101

$2.73 MX$47.13

-67.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.80 SYP 205

$1.49 MX$25.77

20.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.03 SYP 117

$1.94 MX$33.55

-46.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 SYP 109

$2.16 MX$37.38

-55.56%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 SYP 76.6

$1.85 MX$31.88

-63.78%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 71.0

$2.19 MX$37.80

-71.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 SYP 42.69

$1.07 MX$18.52

-65.42%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 SYP 71.0

$1.08 MX$18.71

-42.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.97 SYP 339

$4.06 MX$70.1

-26.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.11 SYP 925

$10.46 MX$181

-22.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 SYP 111

$1.65 MX$28.56

-41.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 SYP 203

$2.55 MX$44.01

-30.20%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.09 SYP 10.82

$0.56 MX$9.60

-83.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.17 SYP 1,958

$26.20 MX$453

-34.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 SYP 116

$3.14 MX$54.2

-67.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 SYP 145

$2.37 MX$40.96

-46.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.58 SYP 750

$3.24 MX$56.0

103.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.67 SYP 419

$1.31 MX$22.70

180.15%

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

$18.6K SYP 2.1M

$30.5K MX$527.4K

-39.01%

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

$20.8K SYP 2.4M

$23.8K MX$411.4K

-12.69%

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

$101 SYP 11.5K

$83.1 MX$1,436

21.53%

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

$8.20 SYP 935

$22.15 MX$383

-62.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$54.7 SYP 6,238

$29.37 MX$507

86.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.14 SYP 1,726

$51.2 MX$884

-70.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.44 SYP 848

$18.69 MX$323

-60.19%

Cinema Ticket

$3.08 SYP 351

$4.89 MX$84.4

-37.01%

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

$44.24 SYP 5,044

$199 MX$3,431

-77.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,845 SYP 210.4K

$5,207 MX$89.9K

-64.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.97 SYP 3,417

$35.93 MX$621

-16.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.18 SYP 2,985

$39.39 MX$680

-33.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$44.55 SYP 5,079

$80.3 MX$1,387

-44.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.5 SYP 6,328

$87.6 MX$1,512

-36.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$263 SYP 30.0K

$963 MX$16.6K

-72.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$171 SYP 19.5K

$482 MX$8,326

-64.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$525 SYP 59.9K

$1,645 MX$28.4K

-68.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$286 SYP 32.6K

$1,192 MX$20.6K

-75.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,786 SYP 203.6K

$3,957 MX$68.3K

-54.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$637 SYP 72.6K

$6,513 MX$112.5K

-90.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$49.17 SYP 5,605

$726 MX$12.5K

-93.23%

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: April 14, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: April 12, 2026

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