Quanzhou vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$260
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
54
20
😀 Quality of life
66
45
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.29M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 39% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7256th and 8801st ($644 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in China and Libya, respectively. Check China vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4015th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Tripoli

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Quanzhou Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$1187

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147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
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$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
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$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058