Damascus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$225
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
90
😀 Quality of life
36
66
🏙️ Population
2.5M
9.21M

The cost of living in Damascus is 55% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7822nd and 4206th ($583 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7665th and 4184th 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
$4.03
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881