Beirut vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$555
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
84
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Beirut is 25% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4691st and 6052nd ($1165 vs $931) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4996th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716