Tainan vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$262
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
20
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
1.87M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tainan is 70% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6292nd and 8700th ($841 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 Tainan compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 499th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$1179

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$698
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$864
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$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
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$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
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$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$629
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$388
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$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
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$344
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$1005
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$1211
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$373
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$386
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$1160