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$200.82
|
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
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