Ashgabat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$968
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
23
😀 Quality of life
43
34
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 298% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8771st ($1898 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and Libya, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 7430th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tripoli

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Ashgabat Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164