Cost of living comparison

Damascus, Syria

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.4 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 48.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 33.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 95.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 97.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 48.0% more for restaurants

	Damascus	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 SYP65,010	$9.93 MX$202.34	+98.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SYP65,010	$7.45 MX$151.76	+48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 SYP13,652	$1.08 MX$22.00	+2.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 SYP7,086	$0.77 MX$15.75	+41.8%
Average			+48.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 SYP8,217	$2.45 MX$49.97	+288.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.67 SYP21,752	$4.87 MX$99.18	+190.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 SYP52,594	$5.51 MX$112.24	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 SYP25,571	$2.18 MX$44.48	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 SYP39,106	$3.57 MX$72.77	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,918	$1.22 MX$24.90	+168.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 SYP12,544	$0.67 MX$13.64	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP5,963	$0.80 MX$16.28	+74.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,065	$0.83 MX$16.86	+112.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 SYP3,476	$0.85 MX$17.34	+218.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 SYP3,593	$0.83 MX$16.87	+199.5%
Average			+117.0%

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

	Damascus	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.92 SYP207,051	$4.64 MX$94.51	-70.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$17.87 MX$364.22	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	+0.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.00 SYP143,022	$3.47 MX$70.82	-68.4%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 95.8% more for housing

	Damascus	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.75 SYP867,884	$24.38 MX$496.88	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	+216.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	+273.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.53 SYP695,989	$30.31 MX$617.78	-43.4%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 SYP628,430	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+688.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	+410.7%
Average			+549.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 SYP16,252	$2.73 MX$55.64	+118.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 SYP16,578	$3.01 MX$61.27	+135.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$3.92 MX$79.93	+30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.30 SYP172,927	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+303.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$4.96 MX$101.17	+65.5%
Average			+130.8%

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pay 97.0% more for clothing

	Damascus	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.00 SYP286,044	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	+156.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.50 SYP305,547	$41.06 MX$836.83	+74.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$47.50 SYP617,595	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+93.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 SYP731,362	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+63.4%
Average			+97.0%

Damascus vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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