Fortaleza vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Fortaleza	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1752	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$328	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$340	$312
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	42	20
😀 Quality of life	61	49
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.29M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 67% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6833rd and 8852nd ($758 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Fortaleza ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5841st and 6694th 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	$5.16	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.49	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.5	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.9%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$743	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.26	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.16	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.89	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.54	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.06	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2167	$919

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$713
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$637
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$510
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$639
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$630
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$644
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$656
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$772
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$538
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$690
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$613
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$590
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$591
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$623
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$617
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$662
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$563
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$571
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$583
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$562
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$566
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$572
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$572
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$618
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$580
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$568
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$575
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$545
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$579
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$566
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$631
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$559
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$416
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$624
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$561

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161