Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Libya

Tripoli vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 69.9% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 73.0% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 86.6% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 59.0% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 91.4% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.9% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 47.8% less in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Tripoli.

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Tripoli vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 45.5% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$3.89 LYD25.020	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$2.65 LYD17.020	-53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.44 LYD2.810	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.11 LYD0.680	-83.7%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 73.0% less for groceries

	Taipei	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.21 LYD1.350	-89.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$2.61 LYD16.770	-73.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$3.55 LYD22.830	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$1.39 LYD8.910	-49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$1.59 LYD10.220	-64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.03 LYD6.640	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.68 LYD4.390	-54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.32 LYD2.080	-76.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.26 LYD1.680	-87.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.34 LYD2.160	-73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.22 LYD1.390	-79.2%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 86.6% less for transportation

	Taipei	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$0.09 LYD0.570	-97.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$23,347.42 LYD150K	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$4.51 LYD29.030	-49.5%
Average			-86.6%

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pay 59.0% less for housing

	Taipei	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$27.04 LYD173.910	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$355.40 LYD2,285.400	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$144.24 LYD927.510	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$71.42 LYD459.240	+7.8%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 91.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$52.32 LYD336.420	-92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$1,556.49 LYD10,009.060	-90.7%
Average			-91.4%

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pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$0.62 LYD4.000	-78.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$0.46 LYD2.960	-86.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$1.95 LYD12.510	-50.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$24.90 LYD160.150	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	??
Average			-69.9%

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pay 47.8% less for clothing

	Taipei	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$22.72 LYD146.130	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$17.38 LYD111.770	-56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$64.21 LYD412.870	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$66.15 LYD425.390	-37.0%
Average			-47.8%

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