Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 45.2% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.9% less in Taiwan
- Groceries
-
pay 2.4 times more in Taiwan
- Transportation
-
pay 11.4% less in Taiwan
- Housing
-
pay 30.8% less in Taiwan
- Childcare
-
pay 3.5 times more in Taiwan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.4% more in Taiwan
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% less in Taiwan
The cost of childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Taiwan are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Taiwan. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.
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
LBP627,239
|
$4.21
NT$139.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
$4.80
NT$159.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
$0.95
NT$31.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
$0.61
NT$20.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
$1.76
NT$58.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
$7.11
NT$236.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
$11.33
NT$376.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
$2.53
NT$84.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
$3.21
NT$106.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
$1.77
NT$58.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
$0.80
NT$26.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
$1.10
NT$36.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
$1.27
NT$42.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
$1.21
NT$40.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
$0.96
NT$31.76
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
$3.59
NT$119.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
$37.87
NT$1,257.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,112,962.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
$9.35
NT$310.28
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
$18.76
NT$622.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
$386.89
NT$12,844.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
$269.95
NT$8,961.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
$54.00
NT$1,792.74
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
$472.11
NT$15,673.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
$14,471.45
NT$480,423.12
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
$1.82
NT$60.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
$2.59
NT$86.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
$4.00
NT$132.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
$34.52
NT$1,145.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
$9.29
NT$308.28
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
$63.92
NT$2,122.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
$28.11
NT$933.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
$76.13
NT$2,527.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
$91.74
NT$3,045.48
|
|
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