Dongguan vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$257
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.29M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 37% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7055th and 8700th ($678 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 1st in China and Libya, respectively. Check China vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3115th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1179

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160