Dongguan vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$250
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
69
45
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.29M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 41% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7169th and 8801st ($656 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2941st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Tripoli

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Dongguan Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$1187

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68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
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70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
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86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
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$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058