Beirut vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$623
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
84
😀 Quality of life
62
83
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4447th and 5356th ($1195 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5118th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$13893

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721