Kaohsiung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$382
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
80
23
😀 Quality of life
87
35
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.29M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 118% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5666th and 8862nd ($999 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 364th and 8518th 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
$3.78
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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