Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 45.2% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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