Cost of living comparison
Iran is 8.5% more expensive than Syria.
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
IRR159,102
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
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