Cost of living comparison

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Beirut vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 5.7% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 45.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 35.7% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Beirut

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 41.5% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.75	$10.82 LBP966,418	+65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.37	$8.00 LBP714,522	+44.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.93	$1.76 LBP156,798	+53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.11	$0.76 LBP68,103	+3.6%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 45.4% less for groceries

	Taipei	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.85	$0.75 LBP66,834	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$297.19	$5.06 LBP452,159	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.86	$6.20 LBP553,696	-47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$83.01	$3.05 LBP272,561	+15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.63	$4.28 LBP382,621	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$72.00	$0.92 LBP81,735	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.14	$0.66 LBP59,250	-51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.01	$0.60 LBP53,814	-56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.42	$0.51 LBP45,143	-73.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.40	$0.42 LBP37,170	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.62	$0.55 LBP49,194	-48.6%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Taipei	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.24	$3.51 LBP313,128	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,234.48	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,141,897.65	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$293.19	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	+103.4%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 35.7% more for housing

	Taipei	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$813.86	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,868.95	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,832.60	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	-34.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,947.76	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	+124.6%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Taipei	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,717.45	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	-42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$560,661.46	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	-65.4%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.84	$4.00 LBP357,261	+23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$119.18	$3.28 LBP293,366	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.45	$2.55 LBP227,754	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,318.63	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.63	$10.00 LBP893,153	-8.9%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Taipei	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,086.91	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,139.22	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,776.65	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	+36.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,632.67	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	-11.1%
Average			+13.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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