Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 10.3% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 53.4% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 23.2% more for transportation
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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