Jeddah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$512	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	20
😀 Quality of life	76	45
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.29M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 147% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4650th and 8801st ($1146 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Libya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 860th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Tripoli

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	Jeddah	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$1187

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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