Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 6.3% more expensive than Taipei.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 38.2% more for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.77
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$159.01
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.82
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.86
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.17
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$247.43
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$362.01
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.60
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.75
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.04
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.26
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.67
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.59
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.59
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.85
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.48
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,192.59
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,002,770.21
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$283.24
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$817.13
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,143.64
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,118.61
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,300.34
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,922.63
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$565,403.78
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.51
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.52
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$124.23
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,235.09
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$298.15
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,987.65
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$964.65
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,821.60
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,312.75
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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