Cairo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Tripoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 17% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8130th and 8679th ($549 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Libya, respectively. Check Egypt vs Libya comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 6385th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
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| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 45 km or 28 mi |  Zawiya | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Sabratha | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Gharyan | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Zuwarah | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Al-Khums | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Yafran | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Misrata | |
| 305 km or 190 mi |  Sfax | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Gabes | |
| 355 km or 221 mi |  Mosta | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Marsaskala | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Zabbar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Birkirkara | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Naxxar | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Valletta | |
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| 488 km or 303 mi | Niscemi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Agrigento | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Syracuse | |
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