Damascus vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$225
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
96
😀 Quality of life
36
61
🏙️ Population
2.5M
8.69M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6811th ($583 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 7665th and 5288th 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
$4.03
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$1883

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569