Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 10.9% more expensive than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.6% more in Lebanon
- Groceries
-
pay 50.5% less in Lebanon
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% more in Lebanon
- Housing
-
pay 72.6% more in Lebanon
- Childcare
-
pay 67.3% less in Lebanon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.0% less in Lebanon
- Clothing
-
pay 29.5% more in Lebanon
The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lebanon.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$139.62
|
$7.00
LBP627,239
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$159.38
|
$7.64
LBP684,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.47
|
$1.59
LBP142,409
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$20.25
|
$1.13
LBP101,254
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$58.48
|
$0.62
LBP55,813
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$236.11
|
$4.15
LBP372,237
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$376.09
|
$5.55
LBP497,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$84.08
|
$2.17
LBP193,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$106.55
|
$3.28
LBP293,792
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$58.82
|
$0.57
LBP51,313
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.52
|
$0.40
LBP36,067
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$36.39
|
$0.31
LBP27,880
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$42.05
|
$0.44
LBP39,865
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$40.10
|
$0.32
LBP28,383
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.76
|
$0.39
LBP35,230
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$119.17
|
$3.49
LBP312,782
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,257.22
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,418
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,112,962.23
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,146,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$310.28
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,471
|
|
pay 72.6% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$622.86
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,178
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,844.09
|
$494.12
LBP44,275,698
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,961.76
|
$254.69
LBP22,821,421
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,792.74
|
$161.18
LBP14,442,897
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,673.06
|
$209.17
LBP18,742,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$480,423.12
|
$3,055.56
LBP273,794,827
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$60.45
|
$3.00
LBP268,817
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$86.00
|
$1.90
LBP170,251
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$132.70
|
$2.00
LBP179,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,145.98
|
$39.42
LBP3,531,953
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$308.28
|
$6.75
LBP604,838
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,122.14
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$933.24
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,323
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,527.33
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,854
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$3,045.48
|
$92.86
LBP8,320,518
|
|
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