Shanghai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$605
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
77
49
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 148% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4879th and 8852nd ($1128 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in China and Libya, respectively. Check China vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1383rd and 6694th 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
$4.7
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161