Cologne vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
20
😀 Quality of life
97
46
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.29M

The cost of living in Cologne is 273% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2308th and 8700th ($1851 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 16th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160