Alexandria vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	20
😀 Quality of life	48	45
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.29M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 32% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 9165th and 8801st ($316 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and Libya, respectively. Check Egypt vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6367th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Tripoli

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	Alexandria	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$1187

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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