Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Lebanon

Beirut vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 12.8% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 15.9% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 19.0% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 25.3% more in Beirut

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

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Beirut vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$12.00 LBP1M	+154.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$10.00 LBP896K	+77.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.33 LBP209K	+153.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.87 LBP78,117	+33.7%
Average			+110.2%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Taipei	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.88 LBP78,628	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$5.54 LBP496K	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$7.42 LBP664K	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$3.57 LBP320K	+31.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.81 LBP431K	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.39 LBP124K	-37.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.76 LBP68,248	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.75 LBP66,948	-46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.68 LBP60,936	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.56 LBP50,171	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.71 LBP63,838	-31.5%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Taipei	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$4.04 LBP362K	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$77.50 LBP7M	+105.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$23.00 LBP2M	+157.1%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 15.9% more for housing

	Taipei	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$37.98 LBP3M	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$943.80 LBP85M	-6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$496.60 LBP44M	+2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$177.50 LBP16M	+167.8%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 19.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$681.75 LBP61M	+2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$10,643.75 LBP953M	-36.2%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$5.00 LBP448K	+77.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$4.54 LBP407K	+32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$3.00 LBP269K	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$85.00 LBP8M	+106.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$10.00 LBP896K	+2.8%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 25.3% more for clothing

	Taipei	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$67.62 LBP6M	+7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$49.29 LBP4M	+23.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$138.89 LBP12M	+63.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$120.00 LBP11M	+14.2%
Average			+25.3%

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