Birmingham vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.29M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 320% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1973rd and 8801st ($1951 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Libya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 35th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Tripoli

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	Birmingham	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$1187

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058