Damascus vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$310
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
80
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.72M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7406th and 5666th ($675 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 7899th and 364th 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
$9.24
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610