Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 51.4% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,797
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,462
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 19.6% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,334
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,243
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,471
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,815
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,734
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,046
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,112
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,776
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,883
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,925
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,724
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,212
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,388
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,367,400,000
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,726
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,851,733
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,779,020
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,898
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,337,209
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,909,850
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 32.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,569
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,016
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR734,077
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,815
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,794
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,952,851
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,934,507
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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