Damascus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$225
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
74
😀 Quality of life
36
82
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 36% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5887th ($583 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7665th and 364th 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
$4.03
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741