Damascus vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$310
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
47
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.57M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7406th and 8262nd ($675 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 Shiraz. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7899th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Shiraz

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Damascus Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698