Taipei vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$535
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
86
46
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taipei is 134% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4715th and 8700th ($1158 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 311th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$1179

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Tripoli

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