Taipei vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$588
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1619
$261
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
23
😀 Quality of life
89
35
🏙️ Population
2.44M
1.29M

The cost of living in Taipei is 175% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4661st and 8862nd ($1257 vs $457) 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 1.3 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 266th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Tripoli

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Taipei Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13965
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$644
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18442
$1048

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Tripoli

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