Damascus vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$323
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$209
😷 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 11% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7245th and 7691st ($706 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 7855th and 5219th 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
$9.98
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$2402

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466