Damascus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$315
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
85
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 33% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7287th and 5518th ($671 vs $1006) 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 Taichung. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7834th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Taichung

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Damascus Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650