Abidjan vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$548
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$912
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$198
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
20
😀 Quality of life
43
49
🏙️ Population
5.62M
1.29M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 169% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4654th and 8852nd ($1224 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Libya, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7383rd and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.07
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1432
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.1
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.52
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.67
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.83
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3211
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1057
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1057
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1083
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1066
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1082
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$631
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1123
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$532
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$668
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$822
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$630
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$600
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1099
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$417
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$652
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$684
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$502
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$503
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$503
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$835
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$1003
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$699
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$703
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$846
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$514
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$598
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$705
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$502
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$793
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$712
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$743
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$536
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$1010
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$877
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$508

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161