Ashgabat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$893
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
7
20
😀 Quality of life
49
49
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 303% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2595th and 8852nd ($1833 vs $455) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6667th and 6694th 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
$31.3
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$7.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161