Damascus vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$310
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
40
64
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.69M

The cost of living in Damascus is 6% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7406th and 7642nd ($675 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tehran. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7899th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tehran

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Damascus Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$2262

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Cities near Damascus

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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488