Tainan vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2373
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$264
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.4
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1446
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
72
35
🏙️ Population
1.85M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tainan is 99% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6264th and 8862nd ($910 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Taiwan and Libya, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tainan compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2963rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Tripoli

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Tainan Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.3
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.12%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3159
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.02
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5587
$1048

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188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
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$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$621
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$316
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$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
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$388
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$1077
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$1308
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$360
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$410
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$1198