Shanghai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$635
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 153% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4461st and 8679th ($1190 vs $470) 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 1.2 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 558th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Tripoli

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Shanghai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936