Cost of living comparison
Iran is 8.5% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.4% more in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 10.8% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 24.0% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 10.2% more in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 20.2% more in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.5% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 24.3% more in Iran
The cost of clothing, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Iran are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including entertainment and sports and groceries are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Syria, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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