Brussels vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	20
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	196K	1.29M

The cost of living in Brussels is 345% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1913th and 8852nd ($2028 vs $455) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 165th and 6694th 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	$25.6	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$919

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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