Essen vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$682
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
95
35
🏙️ Population
587K
1.29M

The cost of living in Essen is 241% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3860th and 8862nd ($1561 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 17th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tripoli

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Essen Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1048

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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