Guangzhou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$322
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.29M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 66% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6838th and 8852nd ($758 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2100th and 6694th 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
$2.82
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161