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
LBP628,693
|
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
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