Damascus vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$310
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
2.69M
4.05M

The cost of living in Damascus is 39% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7406th and 5023rd ($675 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7899th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs New Taipei

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Damascus New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602