Beirut vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$549
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
85
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.03M

The cost of living in Beirut is 25% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4577th and 5518th ($1261 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5475th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650