Damascus vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$225
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
93
😀 Quality of life
36
86
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.29M

The cost of living in Damascus is 32% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6163rd ($583 vs $861) 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7665th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$13937

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716