Damascus vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$271
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
96
😀 Quality of life
32
60
🏙️ Population
2.58M
8.69M

The cost of living in Damascus is 16% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7105th and 6443rd ($672 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 7854th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$1838

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564