Damascus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$271
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
25
90
😀 Quality of life
32
68
🏙️ Population
2.58M
9.21M

The cost of living in Damascus is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7105th and 4630th ($672 vs $1190) 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7854th and 3360th 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
$5.04
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709