Berlin vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$312
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.29M

The cost of living in Berlin is 388% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1418th and 8852nd ($2222 vs $455) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 35th and 6694th 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	$16.6	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$919

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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