Damascus vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$315
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
80
😀 Quality of life
39
85
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7287th and 5567th ($671 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Syria and Taiwan, respectively. Check Syria vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7834th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kaohsiung

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Damascus Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$12260

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600