Bangalore vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$219	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	20
😀 Quality of life	68	45
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.29M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 15% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8398th and 8801st ($533 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Libya, respectively. Check India vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3159th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Tripoli

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	Bangalore	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1187

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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