Beirut vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$605
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
84
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Beirut is 40% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4326th and 6071st ($1255 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4772nd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671