Beirut vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$623
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 2% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4447th and 4516th ($1195 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5118th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589