Cologne vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$967
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$291
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
20
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.29M

The cost of living in Cologne is 273% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2484th and 8679th ($1752 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Libya, respectively. Check Germany vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 12th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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