Chisinau vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1981
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$428
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.6
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$587
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
51
20
😀 Quality of life
58
48
🏙️ Population
639K
1.29M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 72% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6354th and 8679th ($810 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Moldova and Libya, respectively. Check Moldova vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5671st and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Tripoli

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Chisinau Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.71
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$734
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1487
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3791
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846

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