Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 22.7% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 88.0% more for restaurants
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 87.3% more for housing
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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