Damascus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$315
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
39
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Damascus is 50% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7287th and 4418th ($671 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Syria and Mexico, respectively. Check Syria vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7834th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Mexico City

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Damascus Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030