Damascus vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$323
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
40
90
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.43M

The cost of living in Damascus is 43% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7245th and 4646th ($706 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7855th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Taipei

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Damascus Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$16947

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612