Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.6 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Syria, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 75.6% more for clothing
Syria
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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