Kaohsiung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$342
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
81
20
😀 Quality of life
83
46
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.29M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 88% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6046th and 8700th ($932 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Libya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 389th and 6501st 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
$3.76
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$1179

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160