Beirut vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$549
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
63
85
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.73M

The cost of living in Beirut is 26% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4577th and 5567th ($1261 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5475th and 461st 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
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$12260

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600