Beirut vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$555
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
61
83
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.73M

The cost of living in Beirut is 25% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4691st and 6046th ($1165 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Taiwan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4996th and 389th 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
$8.92
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$12438

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643