Beirut vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$623
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1088
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
62
84
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.73M

The cost of living in Beirut is 28% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4447th and 5786th ($1195 vs $932) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 5118th and 320th 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
$7.98
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$12618

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655