Cologne vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$947
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
20
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.29M

The cost of living in Cologne is 276% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2551st and 8801st ($1744 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 12th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$1187

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058