Taichung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$366
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
20
😀 Quality of life
83
48
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taichung is 112% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5356th and 8679th ($995 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Taiwan and Libya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Taichung compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 343rd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Tripoli

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Taichung Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$911

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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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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