Cost of living comparison
Syria is 18.3% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Syria instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,621
|
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,980
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,834
|
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,261
|
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,531
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,245
|
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,909
|
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,566
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,361
|
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,807
|
$0.36
SYP913
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,965
|
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,642
|
$0.28
SYP716
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,882
|
$0.24
SYP593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,305
|
$0.20
SYP509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,151
|
$0.21
SYP537
|
|
pay 69.4% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,144
|
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,497
|
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,301,671
|
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,595
|
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,644
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,308,064
|
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,257,770
|
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,833
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,873,421
|
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,406,754
|
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,265
|
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,168
|
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,874
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,777
|
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,006
|
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,033
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,014
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,533,978
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,219
|
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
|
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