Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 33.9% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 41.2% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 11.8% less for housing
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 93.1% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Damascus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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