Damascus vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$310
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
93
😀 Quality of life
40
87
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7406th and 6085th ($675 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7899th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Taoyuan

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Damascus Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464