Taichung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$346
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
20
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
3.03M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taichung is 88% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6052nd and 8700th ($931 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Libya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 496th and 6501st 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
$3.77
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$1179

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$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160