Damascus vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
47
😀 Quality of life
40
41
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.57M

The cost of living in Damascus is 40% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7245th and 8645th ($706 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 7855th and 7725th 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
$9.98
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$2115

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694