Damascus vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$291
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
25
73
😀 Quality of life
34
81
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.87M

The cost of living in Damascus is 22% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7300th and 6380th ($638 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7688th and 498th 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
$5.01
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$6108

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682