Cost of living comparison

Tehran, Iran

compared to

Damascus, Syria

Damascus vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 69.9% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% more in Damascus
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Damascus

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Damascus are more expensive than in Tehran. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Damascus. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Damascus instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,400	$5.00 SYP65,010	+25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,500	$5.00 SYP65,010
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,110	$1.05 SYP13,652	+131.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,676	$0.54 SYP7,086	-49.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Tehran	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,521	$0.63 SYP8,217	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR76,998	$1.67 SYP21,752	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,804	$4.05 SYP52,594	+74.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,083	$1.97 SYP25,571	+56.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,629	$3.01 SYP39,106	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,224	$0.46 SYP5,918	-0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,499	$0.96 SYP12,544	+37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,768	$0.46 SYP5,963	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,342	$0.39 SYP5,065	+22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,202	$0.27 SYP3,476	+10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,090	$0.28 SYP3,593	+4.9%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,045	$15.92 SYP207,051	+477.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,000	$17.00 SYP221,034	+70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-79.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,090	$11.00 SYP143,022	+279.3%
Average			+186.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Tehran	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR285,943	$66.75 SYP867,884	+882.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-57.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,559	$53.53 SYP695,989	+350.2%
Average			+283.4%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Tehran	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	$48.33 SYP628,430	-60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-5.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,680	$1.25 SYP16,252	+56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,412	$1.27 SYP16,578	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$3.00 SYP39,006	+20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,593	$13.30 SYP172,927	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$3.00 SYP39,006	+100.0%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	Tehran	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	$22.00 SYP286,044	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	$23.50 SYP305,547	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	$47.50 SYP617,595	-65.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	$56.25 SYP731,362	-19.7%
Average			-35.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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