Brussels vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$291
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	189K	1.29M

The cost of living in Brussels is 298% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2147th and 8679th ($1869 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Libya, respectively. Check Belgium vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 148th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Tripoli

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	Brussels	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$911

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

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