Shanghai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3454
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$577
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 136% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4858th and 8801st ($1097 vs $464) 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 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 675th and 6545th 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
$4.55
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2226
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14361
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8086
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1181
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30174
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$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