Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 27.8% more expensive than Damascus.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.4% more in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 47.2% more in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 9.8% more in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 80.6% more in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.0% less in Tehran
- Clothing
-
pay 74.7% more in Tehran
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Tehran are more expensive than in Damascus. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$4.00
IRR168,450
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
$5.00
IRR210,562
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
$0.45
IRR19,116
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
$1.08
IRR45,690
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
$0.53
IRR22,528
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
$1.83
IRR77,021
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
$2.32
IRR97,833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
$1.26
IRR53,099
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
$1.84
IRR77,652
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
$0.46
IRR19,230
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
$0.70
IRR29,507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
$0.42
IRR17,773
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
$0.32
IRR13,346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
$0.24
IRR10,205
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
$0.26
IRR11,094
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
$2.76
IRR116,079
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
$10.00
IRR421,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,790,125,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
$2.90
IRR122,126
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
$6.79
IRR286,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
$489.72
IRR20,623,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
$339.71
IRR14,305,901
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
$11.89
IRR500,708
|
|
pay 80.6% more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
$123.20
IRR5,188,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,836,612
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
$0.80
IRR33,690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
$1.51
IRR63,431
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$2.50
IRR105,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
$19.23
IRR809,834
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
$1.50
IRR63,169
|
|
pay 74.7% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
$36.21
IRR1,524,690
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,657
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
$138.01
IRR5,811,783
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
$70.09
IRR2,951,766
|
|
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