Beirut vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$598
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
94
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.05M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4463rd and 5023rd ($1353 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5682nd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs New Taipei

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Beirut New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602