Addis Ababa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$758
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
34
23
😀 Quality of life
45
35
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.29M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 177% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4635th and 8862nd ($1269 vs $457) 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 0.1 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 7273rd and 8518th 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
$4.01
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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