Addis Ababa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$710	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	32	20
😀 Quality of life	39	45
🏙️ Population	5.7M	1.29M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 154% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4540th and 8801st ($1180 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7025th and 6545th 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	$4.24	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$1187

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058