Kaohsiung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$353
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
23
😀 Quality of life
88
34
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.29M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 103% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5770th and 8771st ($971 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Libya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 281st and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Tripoli

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Kaohsiung Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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