London vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	99	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in London is 591% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 37th and 8700th ($3427 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2nd and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$1179

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

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