Brisbane vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 401% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 930th and 8679th ($2356 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 18th and 6385th 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	$13.8	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$911

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936