Damascus vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Damascus	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$271	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$56.1	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	24 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	25	66
😀 Quality of life	32	47
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.96M

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 7105th and 7921st ($672 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Syria and Iran, respectively. Check Syria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7854th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Isfahan

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	Damascus	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.04	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.27	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.49%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$880	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.1	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.24	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.99	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.95	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.05	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.03	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.8	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.8	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.8	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1645	$559

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Cities near Damascus

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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699