Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 85.7% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 96.8% more for housing
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Damascus
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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