Beirut vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$623
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
74
😀 Quality of life
62
82
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 31% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4447th and 5887th ($1195 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5118th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741