Shanghai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$602
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 129% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4780th and 8700th ($1136 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Libya, respectively. Check China vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 571st and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Shanghai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

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