Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 7.9% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
|
pay 96.6% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
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