Brisbane vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 402% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 781st and 8700th ($2491 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 15th and 6501st 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	$14	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$1179

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160