Addis Ababa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$604
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
32
20
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.29M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 123% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4928th and 8700th ($1103 vs $496) 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 6957th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160