Cairo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$189
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$312
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
84
20
😀 Quality of life
60
49
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.29M

The cost of living in Cairo is 4% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8852nd ($473 vs $455) 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5895th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$919

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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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