Beirut vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$605
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
73
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4326th and 6380th ($1255 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4772nd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$6108

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Cities near Beirut

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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682