Brisbane vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 334% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1792nd and 8801st ($2016 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Tripoli

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	Brisbane	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$1187

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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