Taipei vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$567
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
86
45
🏙️ Population
2.6M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taipei is 154% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4534th and 8801st ($1181 vs $464) 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 1.4 months in Taipei compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 339th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$1187

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058