Barcelona vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.29M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 363% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8862nd ($2116 vs $457) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 205th and 8518th 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	$17.8	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$1048

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198