Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 82.4% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 38.4% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 89.1% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.3% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 10.3% more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Taiwan are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Syria	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$4.28 NT$139.05	-28.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$4.99 NT$162.04	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.95 NT$30.88	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.65 NT$21.00	-13.5%
Average			-20.4%

Syria vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Syria	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.74 NT$56.61	+208.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$10.75 NT$349.01	+304.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$11.29 NT$366.40	+153.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.49 NT$80.93	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$3.71 NT$120.51	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.94 NT$62.88	+305.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$1.13 NT$36.64	+50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$1.36 NT$44.17	+193.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.45 NT$47.20	+275.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$1.07 NT$34.85	+208.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.96 NT$31.03	+157.0%
Average			+154.8%

Syria vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.4% more for transportation

	Syria	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$3.85 NT$124.93	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$34.67 NT$1,125.07	+433.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+86.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$8.50 NT$275.86	-30.6%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 89.1% more for housing

	Syria	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$21.08 NT$684.07	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$462.93 NT$15,023.86	+97.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$291.17 NT$9,449.44	+177.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$62.73 NT$2,035.67	-13.1%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Syria	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$537.84 NT$17,454.70	+816.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$17,498.18 NT$568K	+988.2%
Average			+898.4%

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pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.82 NT$59.22	-8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.83 NT$91.90	+42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$4.03 NT$130.73	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$37.82 NT$1,227.43	+99.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$9.97 NT$323.61	+209.9%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 10.3% more for clothing

	Syria	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$60.97 NT$1,978.77	+47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$32.64 NT$1,059.16	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$78.55 NT$2,549.27	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$92.75 NT$3,009.92	+14.0%
Average			+10.3%

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