Shanghai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$600
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
23
😀 Quality of life
75
35
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 146% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4971st and 8862nd ($1126 vs $457) 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1655th and 8518th 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
$5.01
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198