Guangzhou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$333
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
20
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.29M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 58% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6607th and 8679th ($742 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Libya, respectively. Check China vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 955th and 6385th 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
$4.17
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$911

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936