Beirut vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$549
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4577th and 4455th ($1261 vs $1313) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 5475th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589