Essen vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$690
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
20
😀 Quality of life
94
45
🏙️ Population
587K
1.29M

The cost of living in Essen is 211% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3685th and 8801st ($1443 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1st in Germany and Libya, respectively. Check Germany vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 33rd and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$1187

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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