Damascus vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$310
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
85
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 30% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7406th and 5984th ($675 vs $957) 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 Taichung. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7899th and 409th 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
$9.24
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665