Beirut vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$598
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.85M

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6264th ($1353 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5682nd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Tainan

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Beirut Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697