Gothenburg vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$808	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	20
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	675K	1.29M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 250% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2959th and 8801st ($1623 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Sweden and Libya, respectively. Check Sweden vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 78th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Tripoli

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	Gothenburg	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$1187

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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