Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.3 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 11.1% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$6.18
NT$201.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
$5.01
NT$163.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
$1.00
NT$32.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
$0.68
NT$22.14
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
$1.86
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
$8.37
NT$272.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
$10.77
NT$350.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
$2.72
NT$88.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
$4.37
NT$142.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
$2.06
NT$67.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
$1.01
NT$33.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
$1.25
NT$40.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
SYP979
|
$1.56
NT$50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
SYP672
|
$1.30
NT$42.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP694
|
$1.11
NT$36.17
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
$3.68
NT$120.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$37.10
NT$1,208.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,132,296.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
$8.81
NT$287.10
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
$24.04
NT$783.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
$630.95
NT$20,558.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
$465.35
NT$15,162.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
$63.62
NT$2,072.98
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
$610.09
NT$19,878.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
$18,275.33
NT$595,474.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
$2.63
NT$85.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
$3.05
NT$99.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$3.71
NT$120.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
$38.32
NT$1,248.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$9.89
NT$322.36
|
|
pay 87.7% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
$56.02
NT$1,825.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
$31.15
NT$1,015.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
$85.26
NT$2,778.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
$103.43
NT$3,370.15
|
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