Damascus vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$315
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
49
😀 Quality of life
39
56
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.57M

The cost of living in Damascus is 21% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7287th and 8247th ($671 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 7834th and 6229th 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
$7.99
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719