Barcelona vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
98
20
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.29M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 277% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8679th ($1773 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 193rd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936