Beirut vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$598
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
23
😀 Quality of life
62
35
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Beirut is 196% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8862nd ($1353 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Libya, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5682nd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Tripoli

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Beirut Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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