Fortaleza vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$328	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	20
😀 Quality of life	56	45
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.29M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 61% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6696th and 8801st ($745 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5747th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Tripoli

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	Fortaleza	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$1187

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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