Guangzhou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$342
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
77
34
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.29M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6854th and 8771st ($785 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Libya, respectively. Check China vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 1149th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Tripoli

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Guangzhou Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164