Damascus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$310
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
29
73
😀 Quality of life
40
72
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.85M

The cost of living in Damascus is 26% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7406th and 6264th ($675 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 7899th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Tainan

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Damascus Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697