Cost of living comparison
Syria is 47.2% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Syria instead of Iran, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 32.8% more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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