Lisbon vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	20
😀 Quality of life	82	46
🏙️ Population	546K	1.29M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 250% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2758th and 8700th ($1738 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Libya, respectively. Check Portugal vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 437th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Tripoli

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	Lisbon	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$1179

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160