Berlin vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$261
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.29M

The cost of living in Berlin is 403% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1275th and 8862nd ($2302 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Libya, respectively. Check Germany vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 35th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tripoli

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	Berlin	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$1048

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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