Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 7.8% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
|
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