Glasgow vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	94	34
🏙️ Population	626K	1.29M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 343% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1708th and 8771st ($2114 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Libya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 39th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$894

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164