Glasgow vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	626K	1.29M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 352% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8852nd ($2058 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 52nd and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$919

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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