Damascus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$291
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
84
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
2.69M
3.03M

The cost of living in Damascus is 29% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7300th and 6071st ($638 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taichung. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7688th and 521st 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
$5.01
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671