Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 69.9% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
|
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