Taichung vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$348
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
85
23
😀 Quality of life
86
35
🏙️ Population
2.87M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taichung is 109% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5984th and 8862nd ($957 vs $457) 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 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 409th and 8518th 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
$4.75
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$1048

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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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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