Barcelona vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	20
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.29M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 358% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1764th and 8852nd ($2087 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Libya, respectively. Check Spain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 229th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Tripoli

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	Barcelona	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$919

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

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