Brisbane vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	98	49
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 353% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1813th and 8852nd ($2065 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9th and 6694th 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	$14.4	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$919

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161