Taichung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$380
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
85
20
😀 Quality of life
83
49
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taichung is 121% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5518th and 8852nd ($1006 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 541st and 6694th 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
$4.87
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$919

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$894
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51 km or 32 mi Douliu
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78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
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$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
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$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