Dortmund vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$750
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
94
23
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
595K
1.29M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 258% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3504th and 8862nd ($1637 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and Libya, respectively. Check Germany vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 33rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Tripoli

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Dortmund Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198