Addis Ababa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$407
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
20
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.29M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 96% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5819th and 8679th ($923 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Libya, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7141st and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Tripoli

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Addis Ababa Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936