Guangzhou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$354
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
74
35
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.29M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6835th and 8862nd ($782 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2285th and 8518th 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
$2.86
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198