Brasilia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$296	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	28	20
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 65% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6598th and 8801st ($765 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5716th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Tripoli

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	Brasilia	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$1187

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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