Damascus vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$310
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.44M

The cost of living in Damascus is 46% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7406th and 4661st ($675 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7899th and 266th 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
$9.24
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602