Damascus vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$323
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
40
88
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.71M

The cost of living in Damascus is 27% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7245th and 5770th ($706 vs $971) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7855th and 281st 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
$9.98
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$13326

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617