Beirut vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$598
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
74
80
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.72M

The cost of living in Beirut is 35% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5666th ($1353 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5682nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kaohsiung

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Beirut Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$11481

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610