Damascus vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$315
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
39
66
🏙️ Population
2.69M
8.69M

The cost of living in Damascus is 2% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7287th and 7204th ($671 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7834th and 5113th 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
$7.99
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$2007

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Cities near Damascus

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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488