Cairo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$201
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
23
😀 Quality of life
63
35
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.29M

The cost of living in Cairo is 11% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8680th and 8862nd ($506 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Libya, respectively. Check Egypt vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5610th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tripoli

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Cairo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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