Damascus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$310
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
9.21M

The cost of living in Damascus is 53% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7406th and 4274th ($675 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7899th and 3354th 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
$9.24
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023