Damascus vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$271
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
81
😀 Quality of life
32
83
🏙️ Population
2.58M
2.73M

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7105th and 6046th ($672 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 7854th and 389th 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
$5.04
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$12438

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643