Brisbane vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	98	35
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.29M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 396% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1349th and 8862nd ($2269 vs $457) 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3rd and 8518th 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	$15.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$1048

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198